August 17, 2020

Children take part in a climbing competition during the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the country's independence in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia.

A farmer throws dates in the air during Unaizah Season for Dates, at Unaizah city in Al-Qassim province, Saudi Arabia.

A man rides a motorbike during heavy rains in New Delhi, India.

Director Juergen Scheuermann welcomes students as schools re-open after summer vacation and the COVID-19 lockdown, at the Karl-Rehbein high school in Hanau, Germany.

Nepalese army personnel pay respects to the body of a person who died of COVID-19 before cremating in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Kayapo Indigenous protesters block highway BR-163 with a sign that reads, in Portuguese, "Defending the Amazon. Without listening to Indigenous people, there will be no concession and nor grain railway," near Novo Progresso, Para state, Brazil.

A student burns an A-level exam result during a protest at Parliament Square in London, Britain, August 16, 2020.

Dark clouds are seen over the Hanoi skyline during heavy rains, Vietnam.

A volunteer wearing a costume of Pokemon's Pikachu hugs a child during Children's Day, in Fuerte Apache, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Aug. 16, 2020.

People commute in the early morning in Tokyo, Japan.

Students ride to school in a "tap-tap," a vehicle used for public transportation, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

Visitors enjoy a field of sunflowers in full bloom in Yokosuka park near Tokyo, Japan.