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Andhra Pradesh: Three-year-old girl raped and murdered by relative in Tirupati | Two terrorists killed in encounter with security forces in Kashmir's Anantnag | Bengal: 5-year-old girl raped and murdered in Alipurduar, accused beaten to death by angry villagers | Kashmir: Encounter breaks out between security forces and terrorists in Srinagar | Mumbai Police initiates extradition process to bring back Lawrence Bishnoi's brother Anmol Bishnoi from US | Indian troops begin patrolling in Ladakh's Demchok after border disengagement with China completes | Karnataka guarantee model is a model for the entire country: DK Shivakumar after Kharge's rap over Shakti scheme remark | Kamala Harris and Joe Biden ignored Hindus: Donald Trump condemns attack on minorities in Bangladesh | We will strengthen great partnership with India and 'good friend' Modi: Donald Trump | Devender Singh Rana, BJP MLA from Jammu and Kashmir's Nagrota, passes away

Syria: Medical workers give a vaccine to a child

Sep 19, 2024, at 11:12 am

DAMASCUS, June 20, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Medical workers give a vaccine to a child in Damascus, capital of Syria, on June 18, 2020. The Syrian government has regularly carried out vaccination campaigns for children.

Israeli medical worker checks temperature passengers

Sep 19, 2024, at 11:12 am

TEL AVIV, June 19, 2020 (Xinhua) -- An Israeli medical worker checks temperature passengers who arrive from the United States at Ben Gurion International Airport near central Israeli city of Tel Aviv amid the COVID-19 pandemic on June 18, 2020.

People having lunch at a Paris restaurant

Sep 19, 2024, at 11:12 am

PARIS, June 19, 2020 (Xinhua) -- People have lunch at a restaurant near the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France, June 18, 2020. About 300,000 restaurants and cafes in France reopened after being deserted in the past three months.

Aerial view of Liuzhou

Sep 19, 2024, at 11:12 am

LIUZHOU, June 19, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on June 18, 2020 shows the night view of Liuzhou, south Chinas Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

World in Photo : June 18, 2020

Sep 19, 2024, at 11:12 am

World in Photo : June 18, 2020

Boris Johnson, Emmanuel Macron meet in London

Sep 19, 2024, at 11:12 am

LONDON, June 19, 2020 (Xinhua) -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (L) meets with French President Emmanuel Macron at 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, on June 18, 2020. Boris Johnson and Emmanuel Macron held talks Thursday at 10 Downing Street, the first meeting between heads of state in Britain since the COVID-19 pandemic started.

World in Photo : June 18, 2020

Sep 19, 2024, at 11:12 am

World in Photo : June 18, 2020

World in Photo : June 18, 2020

Sep 19, 2024, at 11:12 am

TORONTO, June 19, 2020 (Xinhua) -- People register for testing at a COVID-19 assessment center of a hospital in Toronto, Canada, on June 18, 2020. As of Thursday afternoon, Canada reported 100,148 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 8,299 deaths, according to CTV.

World in Photo : June 17, 2020

Sep 19, 2024, at 11:12 am

BRAMPTON, June 18 (Xinhua)-- People take part in an anti-racism protest in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, on June 17, 2020. Hundreds of demonstrators gathered here on Wednesday to protest against racism.

Voting at United Nations General Assembly in New York

Sep 19, 2024, at 11:12 am

NEW YORK, June 18 (Xinhua) -- A delegate casts his vote for the president of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York, June 17, 2020. Volkan Bozkir of Turkey was elected president of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly, which begins in September 2020.

World in Photo : June 17, 2020

Sep 19, 2024, at 11:12 am

NEW YORK, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Customers and staff workers are seen in an Apple store on Fifth Avenue of New York City, the United States, June 17, 2020. Apple would reopen 10 stores in New York City this week. Its the first time Apple stores in the city have been open since they closed in March in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The stores in New York City will be open by appointment, meaning that customers can schedule a time to pick up previously purchased products or get services.

World in Photo : June 16 , 2020

Sep 19, 2024, at 11:12 am

HAIFA, June 17, 2020 (Xinhua) -- An Israeli laboratory worker shows a self-disinfecting, reusable protective face mask at the Technion (Israel Institute of Technology) in northern Israeli city of Haifa on June 15, 2020. Israeli researchers have developed an innovative coronavirus face mask which disinfects itself for multiple use, the Israel Institute of Technology (Technion) said. The mask, developed by Technion researchers, includes an internal layer of carbon fibers, which are homogeneously dispersed within the mask. The disinfection is based on heat produced in the carbon fiber layer using a low two-ampere current, from a standard source such as a portable charger, USB connection or cellular charger.

World in Photo : June 15, 2020

Sep 19, 2024, at 11:12 am

ATHENS, June 16, 2020 (Xinhua) -- A woman visits the Benaki Museum in Athens, Greece, on June 15, 2020. Museums all over Greece reopened on Monday after a three-month shutdown, while archaeological sites had opened in May.

World in Photo : June 14, 2020

Sep 19, 2024, at 11:12 am

SANTORINI, June 16, 2020 (Xinhua) -- A couple walk down an alley at the northern town of Oia on Santorini island, Greece, June 14, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 crisis, Greeces attractions reopened their gates to tourists on Monday, with protecting the health of visitors and locals being its top priority, as Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has announced.

Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Mohammed Hussein meets Kuwaiti counterpart Sheikh Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah

Sep 19, 2024, at 11:12 am

BEIJING, June 15, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Mohammed Hussein (R) meets Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 14, 2020.

World in Photo : June 14, 2020

Sep 19, 2024, at 11:12 am

ANKARA, June 15, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the tomb-sanctuary on the top of Mount Nemrut in Turkey, June 14, 2020. Mount Nemrut lies in Turkeys southeastern province of Adiyaman. In 1987, it was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Mount Nemrut is known for the ruins of the tomb-sanctuary on its top.

World in Photo : June 11, 2020

Sep 19, 2024, at 11:12 am

DHAKA, June 12, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina speaks in parliament in Dhaka, Bangladesh on June 11, 2020. The Bangladeshi government has unveiled a record 5.68-trillion-taka (about 66.9 billion U.S. dollars) national budget for the 2020-21 fiscal year starting from July.

World in Photo : June 10, 2020

Sep 19, 2024, at 11:12 am

LONDON, June 11, 2020 (Xinhua) -- A notice about wearing face coverings is seen on a red bus in London, Britain on June 10, 2020. Face coverings will be compulsory on public transport in England from June 15 to help contain the transmission of the novel coronavirus, British Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said on June 4.

British PM Boris Johnson at House of Commons in London

Sep 19, 2024, at 11:12 am

LONDON, June 11 (Xinhua) -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street for Prime Ministers Questions at the House of Commons, in London, Britain on June 10, 2020. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed Wednesday that zoos and outdoor attractions in England will be allowed to reopen from Monday, but still social distancing rules must be followed.

World in Photo : June 10, 2020

Sep 19, 2024, at 11:12 am

LISBON, June 11 (Xinhua) -- Portuguese Air Force aircrafts fly over a national flag during a ceremony marking Portugal Day, the national day of Portugal, at the Jeronimos Monastery in Lisbon, Portugal, June 10, 2020. The day was marked all over the country in a serene emotional atmosphere as some citizens are still mourning the loss of loved ones to COVID-19 while looking into the future with optimism about return to normal life.

World in Photos (June 10, 2020)

Sep 19, 2024, at 11:12 am

MANILA, June 10, 2020 (Xinhua) -- A worker of the Philippine Postal Office (PhilPost) wearing personal protective equipment sprays disinfectants on mails and parcels that will be delivered inside the PhilPost Office in Manila, the Philippines, on June 10, 2020. The number of coronavirus cases in the Philippines rose to 22,992 after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 518 more infections on Tuesday.

World in Photo : June 9 , 2020

Sep 19, 2024, at 11:12 am

NICOSIA, June 10, 2020 (Xinhua) -- A passenger wearing a face mask pushes her suitcase at Larnaca airport in Cyprus June 9, 2020. Cyprus reopened its airports to international travel on Tuesday as part of the third and most important phase of the easing of restrictions following a lockdown since mid-March.

Xi Jinping learns about efforts to advance poverty alleviation in China's Wuzhong City

Sep 19, 2024, at 11:12 am

WUZHONG, June 9, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, learns about efforts to advance poverty alleviation in Hongde Village of Wuzhong City, northwest Chinas Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, June 8, 2020. Xi inspected Ningxia on Monday.

People attend public viewing for George Floyd in Houston

Sep 19, 2024, at 11:12 am

HOUSTON, June 9, 2020 (Xinhua) -- People wait to attend the public viewing for George Floyd in Houston, Texas, the United States, June 8, 2020. A public viewing for George Floyd, an African American man who died while in police custody, is underway on Monday in Houston, Texas, the United States.

World in Photo : June 8, 2020.

Sep 19, 2024, at 11:12 am

.BRUSSELS, June 9, 2020 (Xinhua) -- European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde (on screen) speaks during a hearing at the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament via video conference in Brussels, Belgium, June 8, 2020. Christine Lagarde said Monday that the central banks measures taken in response to the coronavirus crisis are proportionate to the severe risks facing its mandate.

Protests take place against George Floyd killing in Belgium, Denmark, England

Sep 19, 2024, at 11:12 am

Widespread protests against the killing of black man George Floyd took place in Belgium's Brussels, Denmark's Copenhagen and London, the capital city of England. 

World in Photo : June 7, 2020

Sep 19, 2024, at 11:12 am

DAMASCUS, June 8, 2020 (Xinhua) -- A Syrian man carries packs of food on a street in Damascus, capital of Syria, on June 7, 2020. Syrians have been complaining about the skyrocketing prices amid a tough economic situation.

People gather by a mural of George Floyd in UK's Manchester

Sep 19, 2024, at 11:12 am

MANCHESTER, June 5, 2020 (Xinhua) -- People are seen by a mural of George Floyd, who was suffocated to death while under police custody in the mid-western U.S. state of Minnesota last week, in central Manchester, Britain, on June 4, 2020.

People attend memorial service of George Floyd

Sep 19, 2024, at 11:12 am

NEW YORK, June 5, 2020 (Xinhua) -- People attend a memorial service to honor the life of George Floyd in New York, the United States, June 4, 2020. Thousands of New Yorkers gathered on Thursday for a memorial service to honor the life of George Floyd, whose death last week has sparked protests across the United States and beyond over police brutality and racism. Floyds brother, Terrence Floyd, joined some 5,000 people in Brooklyns Cadman Plaza on Thursday afternoon. Wearing a shirt with George Floyds picture on it, the Brooklyn resident thanked New Yorkers for showing love to his brother.

George Floyd's memorial service attended by dead black man's brother

Sep 19, 2024, at 11:12 am

NEW YORK, June 5, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Terrence Floyd(2nd R) attends a memorial service to honor the life of his brother George Floyd in New York, the United States, June 4, 2020. Thousands of New Yorkers gathered on Thursday for a memorial service to honor the life of George Floyd, whose death last week has sparked protests across the United States and beyond over police brutality and racism. Floyds brother, Terrence Floyd, joined some 5,000 people in Brooklyns Cadman Plaza on Thursday afternoon. Wearing a shirt with George Floyds picture on it, the Brooklyn resident thanked New Yorkers for showing love to his brother.