News in Pics, August 8: Best pics from across the world

People hold crosses as a tribute to Covid-19 victims and as a protest against the way Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is handling the pandemic, in front of the World War II Brazilian Veterans monument in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Credit: AFP

Handout picture released by the Peruvian Institute of Sports of high-performance freestyle skateboarders Marcelo Montes (L) and Arturo Fernandez during practice. Credit: AFP

A woman holds a dummy reading

Tyler Ankrum, driver of the LiUNA! Chevrolet, leads the field during the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Henry Ford Health System 200 at Michigan International Speedway. Credit: AFP

Elephant topped columns and an arch with Babylonian images framing the Hollywood sign in the distance are seen inside the Hollywood & Highland shopping center. Credit: AFP