A look at the best news photos from around the world.
May 18, 2020
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People exercise at sunrise in Sea Point, Cape Town, South Africa, as the country marks day 53 of a government lockdown in an effort to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
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A child wearing a face covering is surrounded by shoes, after the group Extinction Rebellion laid out 1,500 pairs of children's shoes in Trafalgar Square in central London to demand that the government adopts a climate-friendly economic recovery plan.
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Ugandan academic Stella Nyanzi reacts as police officers detain her for protesting against the way the government gives out food as well as the COVID-19 lockdown situation, in Kampala.
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Russia's Emergencies Ministry members wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) spray disinfectant near a small store at the Kievsky Railway Station during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Moscow. (Credit: Sandurskaya/Moscow News Agency/Handout)