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Added on the 05/08/2022 16:37:28 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
The aeroplane carrying Queen Elizabeth II's coffin takes off from Edinburgh airport. The coffin is being flown to London, where it will rest for several days, allowing the public to pay their last respects, before the Queen's funeral takes place on Monday 19 September. IMAGES
Images of Edinburgh as the Scottish capital is on lockdown in a bid to halt the spread of the coronavirus. Britain currently has 55,000 positive cases of COVID-19 and has seen nearly 6,200 deaths as a result of the virus. IMAGES
Some 20 hot air balloons fill the sky over the Malaysian city of Putrajaya as a four-day international balloon festival kicks off. IMAGES
A crowd of dozens of protesters throng a main road in Nigeria's capital Abuja, closely watched by the security forces, in another rally over economic hardship in the West African nation, a day after 13 people died in similar protests taking place across the country, according to rights group Amnesty International. IMAGES
Children swim and pedestrians wade through knee-high water flooding Manila's streets during heavy rains brought by Typhoon Gaemi. IMAGES