BEIJING, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) — The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.
A motorcade takes recipient of the Medal of the Republic Zhong Nanshan, along with recipients of the “People’s Hero” national honorary title Zhang Boli, Zhang Dingyu and Chen Wei, to the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 8, 2020. China started a meeting Tuesday morning in Beijing to commend role models in the country’s fight against the COVID-19 epidemic. (Xinhua/Liu Bin)
The motorcade carrying recipients of the Medal of the Republic and the national honorary title is accompanied by motorcycle escorts on the way to the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 8, 2020. (Xinhua/Dai Tianfang)
The honor guard carry medals during a meeting commending role models in the country’s fight against the COVID-19 epidemic at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 8, 2020. (Xinhua/Yue Yuewei)
An exhibitor demonstrates diabolo during the 2020 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 8, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)
Artisan Shi Chuanying (C) presents embroidery works of the Miao ethnic group at the exhibition area of the 2020 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 7, 2020. Four artisans of “Mom Handworks” from southwest China’s Guizhou Province demonstrated embroidery works of the Miao ethnic group at the fair. “Mom Handworks” is a public welfare project initiated in 2016 to help create jobs for poverty-stricken mothers and provide them with skills to make handicrafts with local ethnic flavors. It also serves as a platform to promote China’s intangible cultural heritages and carry forward traditional Chinese culture. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei)
People try VisionSeed system at the booth of Tencent at the comprehensive exhibition area of the 2020 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 8, 2020. Chinese enterprises demonstrated the latest innovations and technologies such as 5G and AI at the fair. (Xinhua/Pan Siwei)
File photo taken in 2020 shows Chinese pianist Lang Lang performing Johann Sebastian Bach’s Goldberg Variations at St. Thomas Church in Leipzig, Germany. Music is needed now more than ever, for it is a means of consolation for people enduring the plight caused by the coronavirus pandemic, world-renowned Chinese pianist Lang Lang said on Sept. 8, 2020 during a virtual dialogue with North America-based reporters to promote his newly released album featuring great German composer Johann Sebastian Bach’s Goldberg Variations. (Photo by Stefan Hoederath/Xinhua)
A tea garden worker plucks tea leaves after the relaxation of lockdown on the outskirts of Agartala, the capital city of India’s northeastern state of Tripura, Sept. 8, 2020. (Str/Xinhua)
President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Tijjani Muhammad-Bande speaks at an end-of-tenure press conference at the UN headquarters in New York, Sept. 8, 2020. The outgoing president of the UN General Assembly, Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, on Tuesday called on member states to respect international law. (Xinhua/Xie E)
A staff member works at a restaurant in the Chelsea Market in New York, the United States, Sept. 7, 2020. Parts of the catering and retail shops in the Chelsea Market have resumed operation during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)
Rescuers search for miners after a rock slide at a marble mine in Pakistan’s northwest tribal district of Mohmand, Sept. 8, 2020. The death toll from the rock slide incident at a marble mine, which took place on Monday in Pakistan’s northwest tribal district of Mohmand, climbed to 19, police and local media said on Tuesday. (Str/Xinhua)
A woman and her child wearing face masks stand in line while waiting to get their health checked during a medical checkup and contact tracing campaign in Yangon, Myanmar, Sept. 8, 2020. Myanmar reported 92 more new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday morning, according to a release from the Ministry of Health and Sports. (Xinhua/U Aung)
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro waves to people during the celebration for the 198th anniversary of Brazil’s Independence Day in Brasilia, Brazil, Sept. 7, 2020. (Photo by Lucio Tavora/Xinhua)
A bomb-sniffing dog checks the security of a drive-in cinema at a mall car park in Manila, the Philippines, Sept. 8, 2020. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
Yoshihide Suga (2nd R), a candidate for the next leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), presents his policy ideas to party members at LDP’s headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 8, 2020. Campaigning officially kicked off Tuesday for the ruling LDP’s top post with three candidates vying for the position to succeed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi)■