Students go to school amid the COVID-19 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan as schools resume classes
Sep 15, 2020, at 03:36 am
TASHKENT, Sept. 14, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Students go to school with their parents amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Sept. 14, 2020. Classes at primary and secondary schools across Uzbekistan have resumed either face-to-face or via video link on Monday depending on local COVID-19 situations.
World in Photos : Aug. 11, 2020
Sep 14, 2020, at 06:55 pm
MINSK, Sept. 13, 2020 (Xinhua) -- A woman shows a pumpkin for sale in an autumn market in Minsk, Belarus, Sept. 13, 2020. The autumn markets, where farmers could sell freshly-harvested farm products, opened this weekend around the country
US: Wildfire is seen in Angeles National Fores
Sep 11, 2020, at 10:28 pm
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 11, (Xinhua) -- Wildfire is seen in Angeles National Forest, Monrovia, Los Angeles, the United States, Sept. 10, 2020. Wildfires have scorched a record 3.1 million acres (12,525 square km) of land in the U.S. state of California since August, authorities said Thursday.
Pepper robots are seen at SoftBank Robotics in Paris
Sep 11, 2020, at 10:17 pm
PARIS, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Pepper robots are seen at SoftBank Robotics in Paris, France, Sept. 10, 2020. With a new feature, Pepper robot can detect whether people are wearing face masks and if not, instructs them to wear.
Mexico: Archeologists excavate bones of mammoth skeletons found at the construction site of airport
Sep 11, 2020, at 10:16 pm
MEXICO CITY, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Archeologists excavate bones of mammoth skeletons found at the construction site of the new Felipe Angeles International Airport in Mexico City, Mexico, Sept. 10, 2020.
Washington: U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks during a press conference
Sep 11, 2020, at 10:11 pm
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11, 2020 (Xinhua) -- U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Sept. 10, 2020. U.S. Senate on Thursday failed to advance a slimmed-down Republican COVID-19 relief proposal, as lawmakers remain deadlocked over the scope and size of the much needed stimulus bill. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said in a joint statement earlier that the bill doesnt come close to addressing the problems and is headed nowhere.
S Jaishankar meets Sergei Lavrov, Wang Yi in Moscow
Sep 11, 2020, at 10:09 pm
MOSCOW, Sept. 11, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (C) and Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in Moscow, Russia, on Sept. 10, 2020.
G20 labour and employment ministers attend virtual meeting
Sep 11, 2020, at 07:25 pm
RIYADH, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Sept. 10, 2020 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, shows Group of 20 (G20) labour and employment ministers attending a virtual meeting . G20 labour and employment ministers called on Thursday for strong social protection systems to support all workers and their families during crisis and recovery.
EU, Britain officials meet over Brexit
Sep 11, 2020, at 07:23 pm
LONDON, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier (L) walks to Britains Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy in London, Britain, Sept. 10, 2020. Senior officials from the European Union (EU) and Britain met in London on Thursday for hastily arranged talks over a controversial Brexit bill as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson intended to override key parts of the Withdrawal Agreement previously agreed with Brussels.
UN Security Council meeting on children and armed conflict
Sep 11, 2020, at 07:21 pm
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Sept. 10, 2020 shows the UN Security Council meeting on children and armed conflict, with a focus on attacks against schools as a grave violation of childrens rights, at the UN headquarters in New York. The UN Security Council on Thursday voiced grave concern about the significant increase of attacks on schools in recent years and the resulting alarming number of children denied access to quality education.
Sep 11, 2020, at 07:18 pm
TORONTO, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- A man walks past a screen with the information of the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Toronto, Canada, on Sept. 10, 2020. Featuring 50 new feature films, five programs of short films, as well as interactive talks, the ten-day annual event kicked off on Thursday with drive-in locations and online screenings.
Afghan municipal employees work at the site of a bomb attack in Kabul
Sep 10, 2020, at 12:30 am
KABUL, Sept. 9, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Afghan municipal employees work at the site of a bomb attack in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, on Sept. 9, 2020. At least 10 people were killed and 15 others wounded in a bomb attack that struck the convoy of Afghan First Vice-President Amrullah Saleh in Kabul during Wednesdays morning rush hour, an Interior Ministry spokesman confirmed.
People walk through disinfection tunnel in Israel
Sep 10, 2020, at 12:28 am
RAMAT GAN, Sept. 9, 2020 (Xinhua) -- People walk through a disinfection tunnel that sprays sanitation liquid at Bar-Ilan University in central Israeli city of Ramat Gan amid COVID-19 pandemic on Sept. 8, 2020.
Aquabus ferry carries a few tourists on board in Vancouver
Sep 10, 2020, at 12:22 am
VANCOUVER, Sept. 9, 2020 (Xinhua) -- An Aquabus ferry carries a few tourists on board in Vancouver, Canada, Sept. 8, 2020. As summer winds down, tourism operators across British Columbia province are looking at staggering losses from a season constricted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Toronto: People line up to have COVID-19 tests
Sep 10, 2020, at 12:21 am
TORONTO, Sept. 9, 2020 (Xinhua) -- People line up to have COVID-19 tests outside a COVID-19 assessment center in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Sept. 8, 2020. Early Tuesday, Ontario announced a pause of four weeks on any further loosening of public health measures in the province.
A woman wearing a face shield walks past the London Eye
Sep 10, 2020, at 12:19 am
A woman wearing a face shield walks past the London Eye in London, Britain, Sept. 8, 2020. The latest British official figures showed Tuesday that COVID-19 death toll had hit 57,400 as British people are being urged to take the pandemic seriously or face a bumpy road ahead.
Pakistan: Rescuers search for miners after rock slide
Sep 10, 2020, at 12:17 am
MOHMAND (PAKISTAN), Sept. 9, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers search for miners after a rock slide at a marble mine in Pakistans northwest tribal district of Mohmand, on Sept. 8, 2020. The death toll from the rock slide incident at a marble mine, which took place on Monday in Pakistans northwest tribal district of Mohmand, climbed to 19, police and local media said on Tuesday.
UNGA prez Tijjani Muhammad-Bande addresses press conference
Sep 09, 2020, at 11:25 pm
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 9, 2020 (Xinhua) -- President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Tijjani Muhammad-Bande (R) speaks at an end-of-tenure press conference at the UN headquarters in New York, on Sept. 8, 2020. The outgoing president of the UN General Assembly, Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, on Tuesday called on member states to respect international law.
Morocco: Student wearing a mask has her temperature checked before attending a class in school
Sep 09, 2020, at 11:22 pm
RABAT, Sept. 9, 2020 (Xinhua) -- A student wearing a mask has her temperature checked before attending a class in a school in Rabat, Morocco, on Sept. 8, 2020. Morocco on Tuesday reported 1,941 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total number of infections in the country to 75,721.
People learn traditional Chinese painting in Kuala Lumpur
Sep 07, 2020, at 11:17 pm
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 7, 2020 (Xinhua) -- People learn traditional Chinese painting under the theme of Mid-Autumn Festival at the China Cultural Center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sept. 6, 2020. The Chinese Cultural Center in Kuala Lumpur held cultural events recently to welcome the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival, under tight epidemic prevention and control measure
Students queue for body temperature screening at the Bak Touk High School in Phnom Penh
Sep 07, 2020, at 11:12 pm
PHNOM PENH, Sept. 7, 2020 (Xinhua) - Students queue for body temperature screening at the Bak Touk High School in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Sept. 7, 2020. Schools in Cambodia reopened on Monday after a six-month closure due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Glimpses of Beirut amid Covid-19
Sep 07, 2020, at 08:26 pm
BEIRUT, Sept. 7, 2020 (Xinhua) -- A vendor wearing a face mask sells balloons at the Corniche of Beirut, Lebanon, on Sept. 6, 2020. Lebanons number of COVID-19 infections increased on Sunday by 415 cases to 20,426 while death toll went up by four to 191, the Health Ministry reported.
2,500-year-old coffin discovered in Giza
Sep 07, 2020, at 08:24 pm
GIZA (EGYPT), Sept. 7, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian Tourism and Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anany (C) and Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) Mostafa Waziri (R) look at a 2,500-year-old coffin discoverd in Giza, Egypt, on Sept. 6, 2020. Egypt announced on Sunday the discovery of a collection of more than 13 intact sealed coffins dating back to 2,500 years ago.
Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends the opening ceremony of a hospital
Sep 06, 2020, at 11:48 pm
ISTANBUL, Sept. 6, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends the opening ceremony of a hospital in Istanbul, Turkey, on Sept. 5, 2020. Erdogan on Saturday said Turkey is prepared for every possibility and consequence regarding the Eastern Mediterranean issue.
Nablus: Students walk to their school on the first day of the new school year
Sep 06, 2020, at 11:42 pm
NABLUS, Sept. 6, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Students walk to their school on the first day of the new school year in the West Bank city of Nablus, on Sept. 6, 2020. Palestinian students from the West Bank on Sunday began the new school year after six-month suspension due to the novel coronavirus.
A waiter wearing a face mask serves a table at a restaurant in Vienna
Sep 06, 2020, at 11:40 pm
VIENNA, Sept. 6, 2020 (Xinhua) -- A waiter wearing a face mask serves a table at a restaurant in Vienna, Austria, on Sept. 5, 2020. The COVID-19 traffic light system has officially started operation in Austria, the government announced on Friday. Due to the consistently high number of new infections, Austrias three large cities -- Vienna, Linz and Graz -- as well as the Tyrolean district of Kufstein light up in yellow (medium risk), while the rest of the country is designated green (low risk), according to a press conference held by Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and other government officials
Models exhibit designs of designer Denisa Dovala in Mercedes-Benz Prague Fashion Week
Sep 06, 2020, at 11:06 pm
PRAGUE, Sept. 6, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Models present creations by designer Denisa Dovala during the Mercedes-Benz Prague Fashion Week in Prague, the Czech Republic, on Sept. 5, 2020.
Students moving to their accommodation near University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada
Sep 06, 2020, at 11:04 pm
VANCOUVER, Sept. 6, 2020 (Xinhua) -- A student and her family member move belongings to her residence around the campus of University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Sept. 5, 2020. Students began to move in to their housing around the campus of University of British Columbia (UBC) on Saturday to prepare for the new academic year.
A view of art installation 'The White Night' by Luke Jerram in Riga, Latvia
Sep 06, 2020, at 11:02 pm
RIGA, Sept. 6, 2020 (Xinhua) -- An art installation by Luke Jerram is displayed during the White Night in Riga, Latvia, Sept. 5, 2020. White Night, a modern urban culture forum aiming at changing the public perception of environment and cultural life, was held here.
Sep 06, 2020, at 11:00 pm
MELK (AUSTRIA), Sept. 6, 2020 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker checks Josef Koeberls temperature during a challenge of full body contact with ice cubes in a glass box in Melk, Austria, on Sept. 5, 2020. Austrian man Josef Koeberl on Saturday managed to stay 2 hours, 30 minutes and 57 seconds inside a glass box with ice cubes, breaking his own record for the longest full body contact with ice cubes.