Top photos: Closing ceremony of UAE sterilisation drive; rain floods roads in Kolkata; voting for mayoral elections in Paris

Officials and workers of Sharjah Municipality, Beea'h, Sharjah Police and Sharjah civil defence during the National Disinfection Program closing parade at Sharjah's Buhaira Corniche. Photo: M. Sajjad/Khaleej Times
Officials and workers of Sharjah Municipality, Beea'h, Sharjah Police and Sharjah civil defence during the National Disinfection Program closing parade at Sharjah's Buhaira Corniche. Photo: M. Sajjad/Khaleej Times
Students undergo temperature scanning as they arrive to appear in the class 10 board exam in Beawar, Ajmer. Photo: PTI
Students undergo temperature scanning as they arrive to appear in the class 10 board exam in Beawar, Ajmer. Photo: PTI
A woman crosses a waterlogged road, following rains in Kolkata, Monday. Photo: PTI
A woman crosses a waterlogged road, following rains in Kolkata, Monday. Photo: PTI
Lawmakers from Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) scuffle with lawmakers from the main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) party, who have been occupying the Legislature Yuan, in Taipei, Taiwan, June 29, 2020. Photo: Reuters
Lawmakers from Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) scuffle with lawmakers from the main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) party, who have been occupying the Legislature Yuan, in Taipei, Taiwan, June 29, 2020. Photo: Reuters
A police officer in plain clothes surveys the site of an attack at the Pakistan Stocks Exchange entrance in Karachi June 29, 2020. Photo: Reuters
A police officer in plain clothes surveys the site of an attack at the Pakistan Stocks Exchange entrance in Karachi June 29, 2020. Photo: Reuters
Dancers perform for a live streaming replacing the traditional Boi-Bumba folklore festival, cancelled amid the new coronavirus pandemic in Parintins, Amazonas state, Brazil, on June 27, 2020. Parintins is well-known internationally for its Boi-Bumba folklore festival, which lasts for three days in late June. Photo: AFP
Dancers perform for a live streaming replacing the traditional Boi-Bumba folklore festival, cancelled amid the new coronavirus pandemic in Parintins, Amazonas state, Brazil, on June 27, 2020. Parintins is well-known internationally for its Boi-Bumba folklore festival, which lasts for three days in late June. Photo: AFP
In this video grab issued on Sunday, June 28, 2020, Beyonce accepts the humanitarian award during the BET Awards. Photo: BET via AP
In this video grab issued on Sunday, June 28, 2020, Beyonce accepts the humanitarian award during the BET Awards. Photo: BET via AP
Dustin Johnson poses with the trophy after winning the Travelers Championship golf tournament at TPC River Highlands, Sunday, June 28, 2020, in Cromwell, Conn. Photo: AP
Dustin Johnson poses with the trophy after winning the Travelers Championship golf tournament at TPC River Highlands, Sunday, June 28, 2020, in Cromwell, Conn. Photo: AP
Polish President Andrzej Duda addresses supporters as exit poll results were announced during the presidential election in Lowicz, Poland, on June 28, 2020. Poland's right-wing President Andrzej Duda topped round one of a presidential election on June 28, 2020, triggering a tight run-off with Warsaw's liberal Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski on July 12, according to an Ipsos exit poll. Photo: AFP
Polish President Andrzej Duda addresses supporters as exit poll results were announced during the presidential election in Lowicz, Poland, on June 28, 2020. Poland's right-wing President Andrzej Duda topped round one of a presidential election on June 28, 2020, triggering a tight run-off with Warsaw's liberal Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski on July 12, according to an Ipsos exit poll. Photo: AFP
The team of Alba Berlin celebrates with the trophy after the German basketball Bundesliga final second-leg match between MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg and Alba Berlin in Munich, southern Germany on June 28, 2020. Photo: AFP
The team of Alba Berlin celebrates with the trophy after the German basketball Bundesliga final second-leg match between MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg and Alba Berlin in Munich, southern Germany on June 28, 2020. Photo: AFP
A general view of a slum area, some of which are containment zones, in Mumbai, India, Sunday, June 28, 2020. Photo: AP
A general view of a slum area, some of which are containment zones, in Mumbai, India, Sunday, June 28, 2020. Photo: AP
Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Ground Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Pocono 350 at Pocono Raceway on June 28, 2020 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. Photo: AFP
Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Ground Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Pocono 350 at Pocono Raceway on June 28, 2020 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. Photo: AFP
Groom Duc Trung shows his ring next to his bride Thanh Mai during their wedding in Hanoi, Vietnam on Sunday, Jun. 28, 2020. The couple held their wedding, which was postponed in March due to social lockdown, as Vietnam eases back to normality after curbing the Covid-19. Photo: AP
Groom Duc Trung shows his ring next to his bride Thanh Mai during their wedding in Hanoi, Vietnam on Sunday, Jun. 28, 2020. The couple held their wedding, which was postponed in March due to social lockdown, as Vietnam eases back to normality after curbing the Covid-19. Photo: AP

Published: Mon 29 Jun 2020, 12:29 PM

Last updated: Mon 29 Jun 2020, 2:44 PM

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo casts her vote during the second round of the mayoral elections, delayed by more than three months due to the coronavirus disease spread, at the Hotel de Ville in Paris, France. Photo: Reuters
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo casts her vote during the second round of the mayoral elections, delayed by more than three months due to the coronavirus disease spread, at the Hotel de Ville in Paris, France. Photo: Reuters

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