A woman uses the track and trace app at a pub in Manchester
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:09 am
MANCHESTER, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- A woman uses the track and trace app at a pub in Manchester, Britain, on Sept. 24, 2020. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sept. 22 announced new restrictive measures to tackle a sharp rise in the countrys coronavirus cases. Johnson confirmed that from Thursday, all pubs, bars and restaurants in England must operate a table service only -- except for takeaways -- and will be forced to close at 10:00 p.m. BST (2100 GMT).
COVID19: Israeli medical workers wearing protective gears
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:09 am
NAHARIYA, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- Israeli medical workers wearing protective gears work in the coronavirus ward in the Galilee Medical Center in northern Israeli city of Nahariya on Sept. 24, 2020. Israels Ministry of Health reported 53 coronavirus death cases on Thursday, bringing the total fatalities to 1,378. It is the highest daily rise of death cases since the outbreak of the pandemic in Israel in late February, as the previous record was 40, registered on Wednesday. The ministry also reported 7,425 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total cases to 212,115.
Lagos: People arrive at the venue of gas tanker explosion
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:09 am
LAGOS, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- People gather at the site of a gas tanker explosion in the Ifako-Ijaiye area of Lagos, Nigeria, Sept. 24, 2020. At least 16 people were injured after a gas tanker exploded in the Ifako-Ijaiye area of Lagos, Nigerias economic hub, a rescue official said Thursday.
Toronto: A customer wearing a face mask visits a Chinese supermarket
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:09 am
TORONTO, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- A customer wearing a face mask visits a Chinese supermarket selling mooncakes ahead of the Mid-Autumn Festival in Toronto, Canada, Sept. 24, 2020. The Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival falls on Oct. 1 this year.
Cairo: People boar plane wearing facemask
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:09 am
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- People wearing facial masks are seen on an airplane from Cairo to Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, Sept. 24, 2020. Egypt reported late on Wednesday 121 new COVID-19 infections, raising the total number registered in the country since the outbreak to 102,375, said the Health Ministry.
Couture Fashion Show in Moscow
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:09 am
MOSCOW, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- A model presents a creation by Lovers collection during the competition of young fashion designers of the Couture Fashion Show in Moscow, Russia, Sept. 24, 2020. More than 30 designers took part in the competition. Xinhua/UNI PHOTO-1F
World in Photos : Sept. 20, 2020
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:09 am
NEW YORK, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- A man takes part in a climate change protest in Times Square in New York, the United States, on Sept. 20, 2020.
Dragon dance to celebrate upcoming Chinese farmers harvest festival
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:09 am
CHONGQING, Sept. 19, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Dragon dance performers take part in a parade at the Tongliang District in southwest Chinas Chongqing, Sept. 19, 2020. Dragon dance performances and other folk activities were held Saturday to celebrate the upcoming Chinese farmers harvest festival which falls on the Autumn Equinox each year.
Pedestrian wearing mask walks by artwork in Sao Paolo
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:09 am
SAO PAULO, Sept. 19, 2020 (Xinhua) -- A pedestrian wearing a mask walks by Dutch artist Henk Hofstras artwork Eggcident amid COVID-19 outbreak in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Sept. 18, 2020.
Fireworks explosion over London Eye on New Year’s Eve in 2019
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:09 am
LONDON, Sept. 19, 2020 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on Jan. 1, 2017 shows fireworks exploding over the London Eye on New Years Eve in London, Britain. London has decided to cancel its iconic New Years Eve fireworks this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the citys mayor Sadiq Khan said Friday.
People mourn death of US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:09 am
WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 19, 2020 (Xinhua) -- People gather in front of the U.S. Supreme Court mourning the passing of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in Washington, D.C., the United States, Sept. 18, 2020. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died, the Supreme Court said Friday. The second female justice on the U.S. highest court, Ginsburg, 87, was a legal pioneer advocating for gender equality.
Afghanistan: A-29 Super Tucano attack aircraft handed over in Kabul
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:09 am
KABUL, Sept. 18, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Sept. 17, 2020 shows an A-29 Super Tucano attack aircraft during the handover in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan. Afghan Air Force (AAF) received four A-29 Super Tucano attack aircraft from the United States on Thursday, authorities said.
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:09 am
COLOMBO, Sept. 18, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa (3rd R, front) and ministers listen to the latest report on the construction of the Port City project in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sept. 17, 2020. Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa Thursday called for the construction of a multi-billion-USD Port City project to be accelerated, saying it is a landmark in the island country and will be the main income generator for the future.Rajapaksa inspecting the Colombo Port City construction site, in the heart of capital Colombo, to mark the sixth anniversary since the project, jointly developed by the Sri Lankan government and Chinas CHEC Port City Colombo (Pvt) Ltd, was launched in 2014.
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:09 am
WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 18, 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. 17, 2020. The U.S. House on Thursday passed a resolution condemning all forms of anti-Asian sentiment as related to COVID-19.
Security officer maintaining order outside a COVID-19 test center in Toronto, Canada
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:09 am
TORONTO, Sept. 18, 2020 (Xinhua) -- A security officer wearing protective gear keeps order outside a COVID-19 assessment center in Toronto, Canada, on Sept. 17, 2020. The number of COVID-19 cases in Canada rose to 140,539 on Thursday, with 9,199 deaths, according to CTV.
View of Tabu festival in Libya's capital Tripoli
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:09 am
TRIPOLI, Sept. 18, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Tabu performers are seen during the Libyan Tabu cultural festival in Tripoli, Libya, on Sept. 17, 2020.
Yoshihide Suga (C) stands after being elected as Japans new prime minister in Tokyo
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:09 am
TOKYO, Sept. 16, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Yoshihide Suga (C) stands after being elected as Japans new prime minister in Tokyo, Japan, on Sept. 16, 2020. Yoshihide Suga, the new leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, was chosen as Japans new prime minister to succeed Shinzo Abe in an extraordinary parliamentary session on Wednesday.
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:09 am
TRIPOLI, Sept. 16, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Members of the UN-backed government forces operate the robot to dispose explosives in southern Tripoli, Libya, on Sept. 15, 2020. The forces of the UN-backed government on Tuesday said they disposed of some explosives left by war in south of the capital Tripoli by using a robot for the first time.
Palestinians take part in a protest against the Arab-Israeli normalization agreements
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:09 am
BETHLEHEM, Sept. 16, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Palestinians take part in a protest against the Arab-Israeli normalization agreements in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, on Sept. 15, 2020. Palestine on Tuesday said that the signing of the normalization agreements between Israel, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain in Washington will not achieve peace in the Middle East region.
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:09 am
BRUSSELS, Sept. 16, 2020 (Xinhua) -- People take photos of the exhibits at the Museum of Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences in Brussels, Belgium, on Sept. 15, 2020. The Museum of Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences in Brussels opened a new one-way route recently to offer the public a safe way to visit amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
First-grade students attend an outdoor PE class in Barilovic
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:09 am
BARILOVIC, Sept. 16, 2020 (Xinhua) -- First-grade students attend an outdoor PE class in Barilovic, Croatia, Sept. 15, 2020. Outdoor classes have been a tradition for Barilovic Elementary School for years. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the school arranges more classes in the open air.
People wearing face masks pass by a statue of cow on a street in Lisbon
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:09 am
LISBON, Sept. 16, 2020 (Xinhua) -- People wearing face masks pass by a statue of cow on a street in Lisbon, Portugal, on Sept. 15, 2020. Portugal returned to the contingency situation on Sept. 15, to ensure a safe return to school and to contain the spread of COVID-19.
A farmer harvests grape at a vineyard in Uzbekistan
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:09 am
TASHKENT, Sept. 14, 2020 (Xinhua) -- A farmer harvests grapes at a vineyard in Tashkent region, Uzbekistan, Sept. 13, 2020. The grape harvest season has begun in Uzbekistan.
Japans Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga acknowledges his election as new President
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:09 am
TOKYO, Sept. 14, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Japans Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga acknowledges his election as new president of Japans ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) during the LDPs leadership election in Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 14, 2020. Yoshihide Suga was elected as the new president of the ruling LDP on Monday at a joint plenary meeting of party members from both houses of the Diet and delegates from local chapters.