A look at the best news photos from around the world.
May 8, 2016
![A Filipino Muslim mother cuddles her baby as she checks her name and polling precinct a day before the country's presidential elections in the front-running presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte's hometown of Davao city in southern Philippines.](https://gdb.voanews.com/3f7f8a70-bce0-4f78-969f-faf4b5ccf100_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Filipino Muslim mother cuddles her baby as she checks her name and polling precinct a day before the country's presidential elections in the front-running presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte's hometown of Davao city in southern Philippines.
![A handout picture provided by the Tzu Chi Foundation shows members of the Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation celebrating the birthday of the Buddha in Hualien City, Taiwan.](https://gdb.voanews.com/8ceb676b-0af9-41ad-9d9f-617132abc817_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A handout picture provided by the Tzu Chi Foundation shows members of the Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation celebrating the birthday of the Buddha in Hualien City, Taiwan.
![Smoke and flames from the wildfires erupt behind a car on the highway near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, May 7, 2016.](https://gdb.voanews.com/238d950c-5cac-424b-82e7-9b323b8070b1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Smoke and flames from the wildfires erupt behind a car on the highway near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, May 7, 2016.
![The wildfires glow underneath the Northern Lights, also known as the Aurora Borealis, near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, May 7, 2016.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7579cee6-84a7-481f-9d8a-fdcaeb986118_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The wildfires glow underneath the Northern Lights, also known as the Aurora Borealis, near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, May 7, 2016.