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title: "Robots mimic facial expressions, and more from around the world"
description: "Moving, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking... This is a selection of images from our planet, over the last 24 hours."
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published: "2023-08-18T18:24:25"
updated: "2023-08-18T22:12:51"
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# Robots mimic facial expressions, and more from around the world

> Moving, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking... This is a selection of images from our planet, over the last 24 hours.

By Maverick Life Editors · Published 18 August 2023, 20:24 SAST · Updated 19 August 2023, 00:12 SAST

## Key points
- From sarong races to triathlons, Daily Maverick brings you a glimpse of the many colourful ways people around the world celebrate life.
- Indonesia celebrates 78th anniversary of independence with sarong race
- Cali hosts largest Latin American music festival
- Australia commemorates 50th anniversary of Vietnam War
- World Athletics Championships Budapest welcomes Youhuu mascot

## Content

![epaselect epa10803956 Participants compete during a sarong race to mark the 78th anniversary of Indonesia's independence day in Berastagi, Indonesia, 17 August 2023. Indonesia gained independence from the Netherlands in 1945.  EPA-EFE/DEDI SINUHAJI](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/xIQTw7O5fo8LRecGU5ogXzjzEF4=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/11656745.jpg)

*Participants compete during a sarong race to mark the 78th anniversary of Indonesia's independence day in Berastagi, Indonesia, 17 August 2023. Indonesia gained independence from the Netherlands in 1945. EPA-EFE/DEDI SINUHAJI*

![epaselect epa10805094 An artist performs during the Petronio Alvarez Pacific Music Festival in Cali, Colombia, 17 August 2023. Cali residents and tourists will be able to enjoy all Afro-Colombian culture during the festival, considered the largest in Latin America between 16-21 August 2023.  EPA-EFE/Ernesto Guzman](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/GFP_yFUPC4dnlVesEoJthpvhD9g=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/11657939.jpg)

*An artist performs during the Petronio Alvarez Pacific Music Festival in Cali, Colombia, 17 August 2023. Cali residents and tourists will be able to enjoy all Afro-Colombian culture during the festival, considered the largest in Latin America between 16-21 August 2023. EPA-EFE/Ernesto Guzman*

![epaselect epa10805099 Shadow Veterans' Affairs Minister Barnaby Joyce struggles to get into a rain poncho during the National Commemorative Service for the 50th anniversary of the end of Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War at the Australian Forces National Memorial in Canberra, Australia, 18 August 2023.  EPA-EFE/LUKAS COCH AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/kTEWw7F80_CtoZfx86Q8jxbfKM8=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/11657943.jpg)

*Shadow Veterans' Affairs Minister Barnaby Joyce struggles to get into a rain poncho during the National Commemorative Service for the 50th anniversary of the end of Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War at the Australian Forces National Memorial in Canberra, Australia, 18 August 2023. EPA-EFE/LUKAS COCH*

![epaselect epa10804614 Portuguese women wearing traditional gold attached costumes hug as they prepare to take part in an annual parade that opens Our Lady Of Agony (Agonia) Pilgrimage in Viana do Castelo, Portugal, 17 August 2023. The pilgrimage dates back to the 18th century and is celebrated on the weekend after 15 August. The gold adorning the costumes has an overall value of several million euros.  EPA-EFE/JOSE COELHO](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/ghYhPzU49liyHJXu_wV_GpDNMvY=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/11657665.jpg)

*Portuguese women wearing traditional gold attached costumes hug as they prepare to take part in an annual parade that opens Our Lady Of Agony (Agonia) Pilgrimage in Viana do Castelo, Portugal, 17 August 2023. The pilgrimage dates back to the 18th century and is celebrated on the weekend after 15 August. The gold adorning the costumes has an overall value of several million euros. EPA-EFE/JOSE COELHO*

![LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - AUGUST 17: Darius Clark #7 of Mob dunks against the Lava during a SlamBall game at the Cox Pavilion on August 17, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Candice Ward/Getty Images for SlamBall)](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/U9LgZ9RkK6EyAZxh7ZFsH1zZurM=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/GettyImages-1622128124.jpg)

*Darius Clark #7 of Mob dunks against the Lava during a SlamBall game at the Cox Pavilion on August 17, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Candice Ward/Getty Images for SlamBall)*

![PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 17: A view as athletes dive from the start pontoon in front of Alexandre III Bridge during the Women World Triathlon on August 17, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Aurelien Meunier/Getty Images)](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/HS8Vi4tZwtusVQeH20lc9KBO1JY=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/GettyImages-1620737702.jpg)

*A view as athletes dive from the start pontoon in front of Alexandre III Bridge during the Women World Triathlon on August 17, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Aurelien Meunier/Getty Images)*

![epaselect epa10804409 An aircraft fights the forest fire at El Rosario in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, 17 August 2023, as the wildfire affecting the area continues out of control. The fire, that started on 15 August 2023, has already burnt 2,600 hectares within a 31 km perimeter and has forced inhabitants from El Rosario to stay indoors.  EPA-EFE/RAMON DE LA ROCHA](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/foarmdsctKUGVsKGho9vHxlrA8A=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/11657284-1.jpg)

*An aircraft fights the forest fire at El Rosario in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, 17 August 2023, as the wildfire affecting the area continues out of control. The fire, which started on 15 August 2023, has already burnt 2,600 hectares within a 31 km perimeter and has forced inhabitants from El Rosario to stay indoors. EPA-EFE/RAMON DE LA ROCHA*

![epa10805436 Smoke covers La Orotava Valley as the forest fire affecting the area continues to burn land, in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, 18 August 2023. The fire, declared last 15 August 2023, has already burnt 3,797 hectares within a 41.9 km perimeter and has forced inhabitants from the nearby areas to stay indoors or been evacuated.  EPA-EFE/RAMON DE LA ROCHA](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/N9atyczXwj1zuPdct4rftwZWM98=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/11658279.jpg)

*Smoke covers La Orotava Valley as the forest fire affecting the area continues to burn land, in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, 18 August 2023. The fire, declared last 15 August 2023, has already burnt 3,797 hectares within a 41.9 km perimeter and has forced inhabitants from the nearby areas to stay indoors or been evacuated. EPA-EFE/RAMON DE LA ROCHA*

![epa10805438 Smoke covers La Orotava Valley as the forest fire affecting the area continues to burn land, in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, 18 August 2023. The fire, declared last 15 August 2023, has already burnt 3,797 hectares within a 41.9 km perimeter and has forced inhabitants from the nearby areas to stay indoors or been evacuated.  EPA-EFE/RAMON DE LA ROCHA](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/DKxDj6t78bYjg_qeOlmUpWq5iZ4=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/11658282.jpg)

*Smoke covers La Orotava Valley as the forest fire affecting the area continues to burn land, in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, 18 August 2023. The fire, declared last 15 August 2023, has already burnt 3,797 hectares within a 41.9 km perimeter and has forced inhabitants from the nearby areas to stay indoors or been evacuated. EPA-EFE/RAMON DE LA ROCHA*

![epaselect epa10804950 People walk in a flooded street due to heavy rains, in La Plata, Buenos Aires province, Argentina, 17 August 2023. A strong storm of rain and wind affects several areas of Argentina this 17 August, including the country's capital and the province of Buenos Aires, causing dozens of flights to be delayed at the country's main airports. According to the estimate of the National Meteorological Service (SMN) at 2:00 p.m. local time (5:00 p.m. GMT), there is an "orange alert for rain" in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (includes the Argentine capital and the suburbs) and the extreme east of the Buenos Aires province.  EPA-EFE/Demian Alday Estevez](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/E5am9Al79L-AP5xOAgy6HKBSV_k=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/11657832.jpg)

*People walk in a flooded street due to heavy rains, in La Plata, Buenos Aires province, Argentina, 17 August 2023. A strong storm of rain and wind affects several areas of Argentina this 17 August, including the country's capital and the province of Buenos Aires, causing dozens of flights to be delayed at the country's main airports. According to the estimate of the National Meteorological Service (SMN) at 2:00 p.m. local time (5:00 p.m. GMT), there is an "orange alert for rain" in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (includes the Argentine capital and the suburbs) and the extreme east of the Buenos Aires province. EPA-EFE/Demian Alday Estevez*

![epa10805531 Bangladesh police stand guard as supporters of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) attend a mass rally in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 18 August 2023. Thousands of Bangladesh Nationalist Party activists and party leaders joined a mass rally to demand the resignation of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and press home demand for a non-partisan government during the Bangladesh general election.  EPA-EFE/MONIRUL ALAM](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/fXV7dByWBGABxO_pnwTo25iY8kw=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/11658384.jpg)

*Bangladesh police stand guard as supporters of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) attend a mass rally in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 18 August 2023. Thousands of Bangladesh Nationalist Party activists and party leaders joined a mass rally to demand the resignation of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and press home demand for a non-partisan government during the Bangladesh general election. EPA-EFE/MONIRUL ALAM*

![Cardboard cutouts of the World Athletics Championships Budapest mascot Youhuu in the stands of the National Athletics Centre, in Budapest, Hungary, 18 August 2023. Budapest hosts the 19th edition of the World Athletics Championships between 19 and 27 August.  EPA-EFE/ROBERT GHEMENT](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/aO_dBIydDuyzQ4IR9wkblqnvidc=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/11658223.jpg)

*Cardboard cutouts of the World Athletics Championships Budapest mascot Youhuu in the stands of the National Athletics Centre, in Budapest, Hungary, 18 August 2023. Budapest hosts the 19th edition of the World Athletics Championships between 19 and 27 August. EPA-EFE/ROBERT GHEMENT DM*