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Former UN secretary general Kofi Annan will be buried in his native Ghana after a state funeral attended by world leaders past and present, traditional rulers and global royalty.
The body of former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who died in Switzerland on 18 August, arrives in the capital of Ghana, his home country where a national funeral will be held on 13 September. IMAGES
People, including loved one and F1 stars like world champion Lewis Hamilton, arrive for a public mass to mourn Formula One legend and Austrian national hero Niki Lauda. IMAGES
US President Joe Biden wins a huge ovation as he take to the stage at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, after handing over to Kamala Harris as the party's presidential nominee. IMAGES
Britain's Labour finance minister Rachel Reeves says that the country's public finances face an additional hole of £22 billion ($28 billion) inherited from the previous Conservative government. "We have inherited a projected overspend of £22 billion of spending this year that was covered up by the party opposite," says Reeves, appointed after the centre-left Labour party's landslide election victory on July 4. SOUNDBITE
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.