A look at the best news photos from around the world.
May 8, 2016
![An aerial view shows buildings at a hydroelectric power station under construction are hit by landslide in Sanming, Fujian Province, China.](https://gdb.voanews.com/CFE05727-27DE-4B15-8F67-54BFA4D72544_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An aerial view shows buildings at a hydroelectric power station under construction are hit by landslide in Sanming, Fujian Province, China.
![Mist covers meadows near Nesutychi village at sunrise, 140 kms (88 miles) west of Minsk, Belarus.](https://gdb.voanews.com/79F927A0-96C9-439D-8A72-14C9FEA5418E_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Mist covers meadows near Nesutychi village at sunrise, 140 kms (88 miles) west of Minsk, Belarus.
![A flotilla of small water craft form a blockade preventing shipping access to Australia's largest coal port in Newcastle, north of Sydney.](https://gdb.voanews.com/CAF61D0A-B235-497A-959F-44145F3334D2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A flotilla of small water craft form a blockade preventing shipping access to Australia's largest coal port in Newcastle, north of Sydney.
![A firework display is set off during the annual 'Rhein in Flammen' (Rhine in Flames) event in Bonn, Germany, 07 May 2016.](https://gdb.voanews.com/F6582E98-B632-4255-8EE6-9B833B92FF97_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A firework display is set off during the annual 'Rhein in Flammen' (Rhine in Flames) event in Bonn, Germany, 07 May 2016.