A look at the best news photos from around the world.
August 24, 2016
![This aerial photo shows the damaged buildings in the town of Amatrice, central Italy, after a 6.2 magnitude earthquake killed at least 73 people. The mayor of Amatrice, Sergio Pirozzi, said, "Three quarters of the town is not there anymore.''](https://gdb.voanews.com/5C5856CD-F576-4E4F-8E16-BF9055378549_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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This aerial photo shows the damaged buildings in the town of Amatrice, central Italy, after a 6.2 magnitude earthquake killed at least 73 people. The mayor of Amatrice, Sergio Pirozzi, said, "Three quarters of the town is not there anymore.''
![People hold photos of their relatives, who were killed in the conflict with pro-Russian separatists in the country's east, as they attend a rally for Independence Day in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7CD6269E-6982-4821-B960-D376B0063E3B_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People hold photos of their relatives, who were killed in the conflict with pro-Russian separatists in the country's east, as they attend a rally for Independence Day in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.
![A man walks his dog near an Ombu tree along the coast of Montevideo, Uruguay, Aug. 23, 2016.](https://gdb.voanews.com/EE4373EE-3872-4C77-B7A7-A40F7EFF0B88_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man walks his dog near an Ombu tree along the coast of Montevideo, Uruguay, Aug. 23, 2016.
![People participate in the annual public Lake Zurich crossing swimming event in Zurich, Switzerland.](https://gdb.voanews.com/BCEF1186-D1F1-4816-B573-D53159A097D1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People participate in the annual public Lake Zurich crossing swimming event in Zurich, Switzerland.