Today in Pictures, Aug 21, 2026
Hazy conditions in Sarawak, fantasy coffin maker in Ghana, and other photos from around the world in Today in Pictures.
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View of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (DUN) building which was shrouded under hazy condition on Aug 20. Hazy conditions in Sarawak are expected to persist over the coming days, driven by transboundary smoke from regional biomass burning.
PHOTO: BERNAMA
Coffin maker Lawrence Anang, 26, posing with a syringe-shaped coffin, designed in reference to the profession of the deceased, a doctor, near the Kane Kwei Carpentry Workshop in Accra, Ghana on Aug 17. Fantasy coffins are a distinctive Ghanaian funerary tradition, particularly associated with the Ga people of the Greater Accra region.
PHOTO: AFP
A group of child-size Noetix Bumi robots on display during the 2026 World Robot Conference in Beijing, China on Aug 20.
PHOTO: AFP
Barcelona's Egyptian forward Hamza Abdelkarim leaping over Al Ahly's Egyptian goalkeeper Mostafa Shobeir (bottom) during the 61st Joan Gamper Trophy football match between FC Barcelona and Al Ahly FC at the Camp Nou Stadium in Barcelona, Spain on Aug 19.
PHOTO: AFP
A ragpicker searching for reusable items at the Pirana dumping yard in Ahmedabad, India on Aug 20.
PHOTO: AFP
Mourners gathering around flag-draped body bags containing the remains of Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes during the war with Hamas and recently recovered from the rubble, during a mass funeral in Gaza City on Aug 20.
PHOTO: AFP
People watching as a Serbian Armed Forces helicopter drops water on a wildfire in Deliblatska Pescara (Deliblato Sands), near the village of Grebenac, near Belgrade, Serbia on Aug 20.
PHOTO: AFP
A jogger running past a dinosaur statue at the Bueng Kaen Nakhon Public Park in Khon Kaen, Thailand on Aug 20.
PHOTO: AFP
