News in Pics, August 10: Best photos from around the world

A firefighter employed by J. Franco Reforestation monitors a control burn, a preventative measure to protect a home located on North Valley Road. Credit: AFP Photo

Performers wave the Singapore flag during the closing ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, at the Olympic Stadium. Credit: AFP Photo

A street vendor looks at his phone at a tableware shop in Hong Kong’s Sai Ying Pun area. Credit: AFP Photo

Authorities pose for a group photograph with the Olympic flag marking the handover from Japan to the next Games in Paris 2024, as French athletes return from the Tokyo Olympic 2020 games at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport, north of Paris. Credit: AFP Photo

People queue to receive a vaccination against the coronavirus (Covid-19) during a long night of vaccinations with music at the Arena Treptow vaccination centre in Berlin. Credit: AFP Photo

Bronze medalist in Tokyo Olympics, hockey player PR Sreejesh with retired athlete Anju Bobby George during his felicitation ceremony. Credit: PTI Photo