World in Photo : july 11 , 2020
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:11 am
LAGOS, July 12, 2020 (Xinhua) -- An excavator works on the ruins after a building collapse accident in Lagos, Nigeria, July 11, 2020. At least two people were killed and eight others injured on Saturday after a residential building collapsed in Lagos, Nigerias economic hub.
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SINGAPORE, July 10, 2020 (Xinhua) -- A Singaporean casts a vote at a polling station for the countrys general election in Singapore on July 10, 2020. Polling stations in Singapore opened at 8:00 a.m. local time on Friday for the countrys general election. Some 2.65 million people are eligible to vote. Polling stations will be closed at 8:00 p.m. local time.
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RAMAT GAN, July 10, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Israeli medical staff work in the COVID-19 isolation department of Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer Hospital in central Israeli city of Ramat Gan on July 8, 2020. Israels Ministry of Health reported 1,335 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, the second highest daily rise since the pandemic outbreak in the country in late February.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends meeting in Brussels
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BRUSSELS, July 9, 2020 (Xinhua) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President Charles Michel and European Parliament President David Sassoli (from R to L) attend a meeting in Brussels, Belgium, July 8, 2020. Reaching swiftly an agreement on an ambitious European recovery package is the European Unions highest priority for the coming weeks, the blocs leaders agreed at a meeting Wednesday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Germany took over the rotating Presidency of the Council of the EU on July 1.
Boris Johnson at House of Commons in London
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:11 am
LONDON, July 9, 2020 (Xinhua) -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street for Prime Ministers Questions at the House of Commons in London, Britain, on July 8, 2020. The British government on Wednesday set out a package of fresh measures to support jobs and boost economy as part of a comprehensive plan to secure the countrys recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan:Rescue operation going on as Hida River overflows
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:11 am
GIFU, JULY 8 (UNI):-The Hida River in the city of Gero, Gifu Prefecture, Japan overflow after torrential rain on Wednesday.
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:11 am
SANTIAGO, July 8 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker takes a swab sample from a senior resident for COVID-19 test in San Miguel of Santiago, Chile, July 7, 2020. Chile on Tuesday reported a total of 301,019 cases of novel coronavirus infection and 6,434 deaths from the disease.
Capitol Building in Washington
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:11 am
WASHINGTON, D.C, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 7, 2020 shows the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., the United States. The United States has officially moved to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO) as its national count of COVID-19 cases is approaching 3 million with over 130,000 deaths.
Site of car bomb blast in Nangarhar province of Afghanistan
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:11 am
NANGARHAR, July 8, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Afghan security force members inspect the site of a car bomb blast in Khewa district bazaar in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, July 7, 2020. At least three Afghan Local Police (ALP) personnel were killed and five people wounded after a suicide car bomb blast rocked a district bazaar in the countrys eastern province of Nangarhar on Tuesday, a provincial government spokesman confirmed.
Oxygen-filling factory in Iraq
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:11 am
BAGHDAD, July 8, 2020 (Xinhua) -- A worker checks oxygen cylinders to be delivered to hospitals at an oxygen refilling station in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 7, 2020. A government-owned oxygen filling factory in Iraq has increased its filling of oxygen cylinders and the liquid gas to meet the demand of the Iraqi hospitals amid the continued rise in COVID-19 infections. The resurgence of COVID-19 pandemic continued in Iraq on Tuesday, as the Iraqi Health Ministry confirmed 2,426 new cases, bringing the total number of coronavirus infections nationwide to 64,701.
Shopping mall in Germany's Frankfurt amid Covid-19
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:11 am
FRANKFURT, July 8, 2020 (Xinhua) -- People wearing face masks take an escalator in a shopping mall in Frankfurt, Germany, on July 7, 2020. German Chancellor Angela Merkel rejects the idea of backing away from the face mask requirement in the countrys shops, government spokesperson Steffen Seibert said here Monday.
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:11 am
LONDON, July 8, 2020 (Xinhua) -- A woman walks past the Royal Albert Hall in London, Britain, on July 7, 2020. Britains arts, culture and heritage industries will receive a 1.57-billion-pound (1.96-billion-U.S. dollar) rescue package to help weather the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the government has announced.
Prime Minister Jean Castex at the Presidential Elysee Palace in Paris
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PARIS, July 8 (Xinhua) -- French Prime Minister Jean Castex arrives for the minister council at the Presidential Elysee Palace in Paris, France, 7 July, 2020. The French presidency on Monday unveiled a reshuffled government of mixed profiles with old and new faces to embark on the new path that President Emmanuel Macron pledged for the countrys reconstruction in his remaining two years in office.
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:11 am
NEW YORK, July 7, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Pedestrians wearing face masks walk past a candy store in New York, the United States, July 6, 2020. The number of COVID-19 cases in the United States topped 2.9 million on Monday, reaching 2,910,023 as of 2:34 p.m. (1834 GMT), according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University. Meanwhile, the national death toll reached 130,090, according to the CSSE.
Vaccination in countryside of Damascus
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:11 am
DAMASCUS, July 7, 2020 (Xinhua) -- A specialist vaccinates a sheep against the sheep and goat plague in the countryside of Damascus, Syria, on July 6, 2020.
Singapore Zoo reopens after lockdown
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:11 am
SINGAPORE, July 7, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Visitors wearing face masks feed a giraffe in the Singapore Zoo on July 6, 2020. The Singapore Zoo reopened to the public on Monday after the easing of lockdown measures in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic.
Exhibition at New Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:11 am
MOSCOW, July 7, 2020 (Xinhua) -- A visitor wearing a face mask takes pictures during an exhibition at the New Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, Russia, on July 6, 2020. Russia recorded 6,611 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking its total to 687,862, the countrys coronavirus response center said in a statement Monday.
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:11 am
DAR ES SALAAM, July 6, 2020 (Xinhua) -- People enjoy their time on the beach in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, July 5, 2020. Tanzanian government has lifted a series of restrictions on social and economic activities to resume work and normal life.
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COLOMBO, July 6, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Children have fun at a playground in Viharamahadevi Park in Colombo, Sri Lanka, June 5, 2020. The Viharamahadevi Park has attracted many citizens during the weekend. All national parks, zoos and botanical gardens in Sri Lanka reopened to public on June 15 after being shut since late March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:11 am
ANKARA, July 6, 2020 (Xinhua) -- A full moon is seen in Ankara, capital of Turkey, on July 5, 2020.
European Bridal Week trade fair in Essen, Germany
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:11 am
ESSEN (GERMANY), July 6, 2020 (Xinhua) -- A model wearing a face mask presents a wedding dress at the European Bridal Week trade fair in Essen, Germany, July 5, 2020. The European Bridal Week, an international bridal trade fair, is held here from July 4 to 6 with strict COVID-19 control and prevention measures.
72nd anniversary of the National Health Service in London
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:11 am
LONDON, July 6, 2020 (Xinhua) -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (L) and founder of Clap for Carers Annemarie Plas clap outside 10 Downing Street to mark the 72nd anniversary of the National Health Service (NHS) in London, Britain, on July 5, 2020. Britain on Sunday saw a nationwide round of clapping to pay tribute to NHS staff on the 72nd anniversary of its founding.
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:11 am
HEBRON, July 4, 2020 (Xinhua) -- A Palestinian boy wearing a mask rides a bicycle on an empty street in the West Bank city of Nablus, July 4, 2020.
People ski at Whakapapa ski field in New Zealand
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:11 am
WELLINGTON, July 4, 2020 (Xinhua) -- People ski at Whakapapa ski field in New Zealands North Island, July 4, 2020. The ski field opened a small part at a lower elevation to the public on Friday.
Worker rides bicycle in Phiippines
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:11 am
QUEZON, JULY 4 (UNI):-A medical worker rides her bicycle to work in Quezon, Philippines on Friday, July 3, 2020, Bicycles have become a popular alternative mode of transport as bus and jeepney operations remain limited under the general community quarantine.
Reopening of Sassoons Salon in Manchester, Britain
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:11 am
MANCHESTER, July 4, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Staff Ashley Tonge (L) wearing personal protective equipment practices haircut on her colleague Pippa Marland for the reopening of Sassoons Salon in Manchester, Britain on July 2, 2020. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced earlier that from July 4, pubs, restaurants and hairdressers, among others, will be able to reopen, providing they adhere to COVID-19 prevention guidelines.
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:11 am
SHEIKHUPURA (PAKISTAN), July 4, 2020 (Xinhua) -- People gather at the site where a collision occurred in Sheikhupura, eastern Pakistan, on July 3, 2020. A train hit a passenger van at a railway crossing in Sheikhupura on Friday afternoon, killing at least 19 people and injuring eight others, a rescue official said.
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:11 am
KIGALI, July 3, 2020 (Xinhua) -- A health worker takes a throat swab sample of a passerby for COVID-19 testing in Kigali, capital of Rwanda, July 2, 2020. Rwandas Ministry of Health on Thursday launched a COVID-19 street testing survey in Kigali to probe the COVID-19 situation in the city.
U.S. National Institutes of Health director testifies during a hearing of U.S. Senate Subcommittee
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:11 am
WASHINGTON, July 3, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Francis Collins, director of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), testifies during a hearing of U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies on the plan to research, manufacture and distribute a coronavirus vaccine on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., the United States, on July 2, 2020.
Press conference at Brussels in Belgium
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:11 am
BRUSSELS, July 3, 2020 (Xinhua) -- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (L) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel (on the screen) attend a video press conference at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, July 2, 2020. The three presidents of the leading European Union (EU) institutions will meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel next week to discuss the thorny issue of the blocs proposal to revive its economy by raising debt, the European Commission said on Thursday.