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Article 370 restoration demand triggers ruckus in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly again | Kashmir: Two village guards kidnapped and killed by terrorists in Kishtwar | Salman Khan gets fresh threat over a song naming Lawrence Bishnoi | Supreme Court refuses to transfer RG Kar case trial outside Bengal | India cancels consular camps in Toronto citing security issues days after Hindu temple attack | S Jaishankar meets Australian PM Anthony Albanese in Canberra, discusses bilateral partnership | India slams Canada for blocking Australian outlet that interviewed Jaishankar, says it highlights Ottawa's 'hypocrisy' | After Salman, now Shah Rukh Khan receives death threat, case filed | Sexual harassment case can't be cancelled over compromise between accused and complainant: Supreme Court | Australia plans to ban social media for children under 16

World in Photo : July 22, 2020

Sep 19, 2024, at 11:11 am

HARARE, July 23 (Xinhua) -- People wait for hitchhiking at a bus station in Harare, Zimbabwe, on July 22, 2020. Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday announced a raft of more strict lockdown measures including imposing a curfew from 6 pm to 6 am to curb rising cases of COVID-19.

Wold in Photo : July 21, 2020

Sep 19, 2024, at 11:11 am

WASHINGTON, July 22, 2020 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (Front) speaks during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., the United States, on July 21, 2020. McConnell said on Tuesday that the next COVID-19 relief bill will include a second round of stimulus checks to American households and Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans for small businesses.

Photo in World : July , 20 , 2020

Sep 19, 2024, at 11:11 am

TORONTO, July 21 (Xinhua) -- A patient wearing a face mask is wheeled out from an ambulance to a hospital in Toronto, Canada, July 20, 2020. The count of total cases of COVID-19 in Canada was 111,124 as of Monday, according to the Canadian government.

World in Photo : July 20 , 2020

Sep 19, 2024, at 11:11 am

BUCHAREST, July 21 (Xinhua) -- Military aircraft fly over the Statue of Air Heroes during the Romanian Aviation and Air Force Day celebrations in Bucharest, Romania, July 20, 2020.

Parliamentary elections in Syria

Sep 19, 2024, at 11:11 am

DAMASCUS, July 20, 2020 (Xinhua) -- A voter casts his ballot during the parliamentary elections in Damascus, capital of Syria, on July 19, 2020. The parliamentary elections in Syria kicked off on Sunday, the third elections during the more than nine-year-long war, amid the participation of President Bashar al-Assad and his wife Asma.

World in Photo : July 19 , 2020

Sep 19, 2024, at 11:11 am

BRUSSELS, July 20, 2020 (Xinhua) -- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrives at the EU headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, July 19, 2020. A special summit grouping heads of state and government of the European Union (EU) member states on Saturday failed to reach consensus on its multiannual budget and an ambitious recovery plan designed to lift the bloc out of the crisis triggered by the coronavirus pandemic. The leaders will reconvene on Sunday noon, a spokesman for the European Council President Charles Michel said on Twitter late Saturday night. The summit was supposed to run from Friday to Saturday.

Pakistan: People visit a livestock market ahead of the Eid al-Adha festival

Sep 19, 2024, at 11:11 am

PESHAWAR, July 18, 2020 (Xinhua) -- People visit a livestock market ahead of the Eid al-Adha festival, or the Festival of Sacrifice, in northwest Pakistans Peshawar on July 17, 2020.

Indonesia: People salvage items after flash floods hit Masamba

Sep 19, 2024, at 11:11 am

SOUTH SULAWESI, July 18, 2020 (Xinhua) -- People salvage items after flash floods hit Masamba in North Luwu, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 17, 2020. The death toll of flash floods and landslides in Indonesias South Sulawesi province climbed to 32 on Thursday with 15 others still missing, the Provincial Search and Rescue Office said.

Namibia: Epidemic prevention personnel walk in sandstorm in Walvis Bay

Sep 19, 2024, at 11:11 am

WALVIS BAY, July 18, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Epidemic prevention personnel walk in sandstorm in Walvis Bay, Namibia, July 17, 2020. Namibia on Thursday recorded 72 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the countrys cumulative confirmed cases to 1,032. Namibias Health Minister Kalumbi Shangula said of the 72 new cases, one is from Windhoek, one from Katima Mulilo, two from Swakopmund and 68 from Walvis Bay.

Migrants arrive at the Boiler Wharf in Senglea

Sep 19, 2024, at 11:11 am

SENGLEA, July 18, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Migrants arrive at the Boiler Wharf in Senglea, Malta, on July 17, 2020. A group of 63 migrants rescued from their stalled boat which was taking in water in Maltas search and rescue zone, have arrived in Malta, local media Times of Malta reported on Friday.

Customers line up to sanitize hands before entering a beer garden in Germany

Sep 19, 2024, at 11:11 am

COLOGNE (GERMANY), July 18, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Customers line up to have their hands sanitized before entering a beer garden on Vogelsanger street in Cologne, Germany, July 17, 2020. The beer garden, which is approved and supported by local authorities, opened on Friday with COVID-19 control and prevention measures.

People wearing face masks exercise at a reopened fitness club in Barrie

Sep 19, 2024, at 11:11 am

BARRIE (CANADA), July 18, 2020 (Xinhua) -- People wearing face masks exercise at a reopened fitness club in Barrie, Ontario, Canada, on July 17, 2020. The majority of Ontario moved into Stage 3 of the provincial governments COVID-19 recovery plan on Friday, with fitness centers, movie theaters, playgrounds and restaurants indoor service allowed to reopen. The Greater Toronto Area will remain in Stage 2.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel at special European Council meeting

Sep 19, 2024, at 11:11 am

BRUSSELS, July 18, 2020 (Xinhua) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L front) arrives for a special European Council meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels, July 17, 2020. The EU hold a special European Council meeting on the next EU long-term budget and on the recovery package in response to the COVID-19 crisis on Friday and Saturday.

Portugal: Beachgoers sunbathe and swim in Carcavelos beach

Sep 19, 2024, at 11:11 am

LISBON, July 17, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Beachgoers sunbathe and swim in a hot afternoon at the Carcavelos beach in Cascais, Portugal, July 16, 2020.

Amina Mohamed of Kenya attends event in WTO headquarters

Sep 19, 2024, at 11:11 am

GENEVA, July 17, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Amina Mohamed of Kenya, a candidate for the new head of the World Trade Organization (WTO), attends a press conference at the WTO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, July 16, 2020. With the selection process for the new head of WTO entering the second phase, candidates present themselves with members at a special General Council meeting held from July 15 to 17. They each had one hour and a half to make their candidacy presentations and take questions from the membership.

Manila: Fire damages slum

Sep 19, 2024, at 11:11 am

MANILA, July 17, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Residents look for their belongings from their charred homes after a fire at a slum area in Manila, the Philippines on July 17, 2020. About 300 families were left homeless in the fire.

Madrid: Tribues paid to Covid-19 victims

Sep 19, 2024, at 11:11 am

MADRID,July 17, 2020 (Xinhua) --Photo shows the general view of the solemn ceremony to pay tribute to the victims of the coronavirus at the Royal Palace in Madrid, Spain, July 16, 2020. Spain paid homage to the approximately 28,500 people who have lost their lives in the coronavirus pandemic in a solemn ceremony held at the Royal Palace here on Thursday.

World in Photo : July 16 , 2020

Sep 19, 2024, at 11:11 am

NEW YORK, July 17, 2020 (Xinhua) -- People line up to enter a department store in Brooklyn Borough of New York, the United States, on July 16, 2020. Confirmed COVID-19 cases topped 3.5 million on Thursday in the United States, with deaths over 137,000, while debate over mask-wearing, one of the most effective means of curbing the virus spread, persists around the country.

World in Photos : July 15, 2020

Sep 19, 2024, at 11:11 am

PARIS, July 16 (Xinhua) -- People visit the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, July 15, 2020. The top of the Eiffel Tower reopened to the public on Wednesday after over three months closure due to COVID-19.

World in Photo : July 15, 2020

Sep 19, 2024, at 11:11 am

VIENNA, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Passengers wait at the Vienna International Airport in Vienna, Austria, on July 15, 2020. The Vienna Airport registered a decline of 95.4% to 138,124 travelers in June 2020 compared with the previous year. The accumulated passenger volume in the period January to June 2020 fell by 65.3% to 5.1 million.

World in Photo : July 14 , 2020

Sep 19, 2024, at 11:11 am

KUWAIT CITY, JULY 15, 2020 (Xinhua) -- People walk on a bridge at a beach during sunset in Kuwait City, Kuwait, July 14, 2020.

World in Photos : July 14 , 2020

Sep 19, 2024, at 11:11 am

NEW YORK, July 15, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Customers wait in line to enter a store in New York, the United States, July 14, 2020. The number of COVID-19 cases in the United States surpassed 3.4 million on Tuesday, reaching 3,406,945 as of 4:38 p.m. local time (2038 GMT), according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University. Meanwhile, the national death toll from the disease rose to 136,244, according to the CSSE.

World in Photo : July 14 , 2020

Sep 19, 2024, at 11:11 am

ANKARA, July 15, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (R) and his Maltese counterpart Evarist Bartolo attend a joint press conference in Ankara, Turkey, July 14, 2020.

Fisherman prepares to sail on his boat in Manila Bay

Sep 19, 2024, at 11:11 am

MANILA, July 14 (Xinhua) -- A fisherman prepares to sail on his boat in Manila Bay, the Philippines, on July 14, 2020.

Japan: Customers wear face shields while visiting restaurant

Sep 19, 2024, at 11:11 am

OSAKA, JULY 14 (UNI):-Customers wear face shields at a restaurant in Osaka on Monday 13, July 2020, The term for the plastic masks is being used more often in Japanese conversation.

World in Photo : july 13 , 2020

Sep 19, 2024, at 11:11 am

CAIRO, July 14 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker collects a swab from a woman at a COVID-19 testing site at Ain Shams University Specialized Hospital in Cairo, Egypt, on July 13, 2020. Egypt confirmed on Monday 931 new COVID-19 infections, raising the total number of cases in the country since mid-February to 83,001, said the health ministry.

World in Photo : July 13 , 2020

Sep 19, 2024, at 11:11 am

SOUTH ISLAND, July 14 (Xinhua) -- Hikers march towards New Zealands highest mountain, Aoraki/Mount Cook, at Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park in the South Island of New Zealand, July 13, 2020. The Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park consists of 19 peaks which are at least 3000 meters above sea level, as well as the Tasman Glacier and many glacial lakes.

World in Photo : July 13, 2020

Sep 19, 2024, at 11:11 am

AYBAK, July 14 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 13, 2020 shows a damaged building at the site of a suicide attack in Aybak, capital of Samangan province, Afghanistan. At least 14 people, including three assailants, were killed and 63 others wounded when Taliban militants attacked a provincial branch of the countrys national intelligence agency in Aybak, capital of Afghanistans northern Samangan province, on Monday, a local official confirmed.

COVID-19: Barbados tourism hit by pandemic

Sep 19, 2024, at 11:11 am

Barbados, July 13 (UNI) :- Barbados is a wonderful Island in Carribbean with a less population. Its known for tourism and sports especially cricket. Covid has done a great damage to Tourisim and Sports around the globe.

World in Photo : july 12 , 2020

Sep 19, 2024, at 11:11 am

BALKH, July 12, 2020 (Xinhua) -- An man cleans the yard of the Blue Mosque in Mazar-i-Sharif, capital of Balkh province, northern Afghanistan, July 12, 2020. After a five-month shutdown due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, the Blue Mosque has reopened to the public recently.