A look at the best news photos from around the world.
ພາບເດັ່ນ ປະຈຳ ວັນທີ 21 ພຶດສະພາ 2017
![A girl's face is covered by a white powder after blowing on it during a religious festival honoring patron saint Santa Rita de Cascia in Paranaque city, metro Manila, Philippines.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a8acd646-08f5-46fc-bfb9-69d8db072b84_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A girl's face is covered by a white powder after blowing on it during a religious festival honoring patron saint Santa Rita de Cascia in Paranaque city, metro Manila, Philippines.
![Volunteers from the Civil Aid Service wearing protective clothing take part in a chicken cull demonstration as part of an emergency response exercise in Hong Kong.](https://gdb.voanews.com/cc39db6e-8996-460a-b891-83dae7a56051_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Volunteers from the Civil Aid Service wearing protective clothing take part in a chicken cull demonstration as part of an emergency response exercise in Hong Kong.
![An Iraqi military vehicle passes displaced Iraqi boys returning to their homes in West Mosul's Oreibi neighborhood after government forces retook control of the area from the Islamic State (IS) group.](https://gdb.voanews.com/90102c92-49a2-49aa-a18f-6aef8506341b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An Iraqi military vehicle passes displaced Iraqi boys returning to their homes in West Mosul's Oreibi neighborhood after government forces retook control of the area from the Islamic State (IS) group.
![Illuminated plant displays can be seen during a preview of Taronga Zoo's illuminated endangered animal sculptures which is part of Vivid Sydney festival of light and sound, in Sydney, Australia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/353d1bc3-bbe1-49d4-aefd-d4f334026c51_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Illuminated plant displays can be seen during a preview of Taronga Zoo's illuminated endangered animal sculptures which is part of Vivid Sydney festival of light and sound, in Sydney, Australia.