Trading chart is seen on an electronic screen at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, the United States, on Aug. 5, 2019. U.S. stocks plunged on Monday as investors worry that U.S. President Donald Trump's threatened new tariffs on Chinese imports will worsen trade prospects. The Dow Jones Industrial Average decreased 767.27 points, or 2.90 percent, to 25,717.74. The S&P 500 fell 87.31 points, or 2.98 percent, to 2,844.74. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 278.03 points, or 3.47 percent, to 7,726.04. (Xinhua/Guo Peiran)
BEIJING, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Each day the editor of Xinhua brings you a selection of photo highlights on breaking news and events around the world. Stay tuned for more.
Aerial photo taken on Aug. 3, 2019 shows the Banggong Co in Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
A U.S. national flag flies at half-mast above the White House to mourn for the mass shooting victims in El Paso and Dayton, Washington D.C., the United States, Aug. 4, 2019. Two mass shootings in the United States left 29 people dead and dozens injured. (Photo by Ting Shen/Xinhua)
Hindu devotees gather to collect holy water from the Ganges River to offer prayers to Lord Shiva of Tarakeswar, Hindu god of destruction, during Shravan festivities at Saorafuli, some 32 km away from Kolkata, India, Aug. 4, 2019. Devotees worship Lord Shiva on every Monday of Shravan (a holy month of Bengali calendar), taking long strenuous journey on bare feet. (Xinhua/Tumpa Mondal)
Photo provided by Goodwood shows Pilot Matt Jones ahead of the official start of the "Silver Spitfire - The Longest Flight" expedition in Goodwood, West Sussex, Britain, Aug. 5, 2019. Two British pilots set off Monday on a pioneering quest to circumnavigate the globe in an original WWII fighter aircraft. (Photo by Remy Steiner/Getty Images for IWC/Handout via Xinhua)
A rafflesia flower blooms at Agam, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Aug. 5, 2019. (Photo by Maizal Chaniago/Xinhua)
A local stands upside down on a grassland in Yajiang County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug 5, 2019. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)
A firefighter tries to extinguish peat land fire at Ogan Ilir, South Sumatra, Indonesia, Aug. 5, 2019. (Photo by Muhammad Fajri/Xinhua)
Photo taken on Aug. 5, 2019 shows the site of an explosion in Cairo, Egypt. At least 16 people were killed and 21 others wounded after a multi-vehicle crash and the ensuing explosion on Monday in central Cairo, Egypt's Health Ministry said in a statement. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)
Chief Executive of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam speaks at a press conference in Hong Kong, south China, Aug. 5, 2019. Lam said that a spate of extremely violent incidents have been pushing Hong Kong to a very dangerous situation, she called on Hong Kong citizens to express demands in a peaceful manner and not to undermine Hong Kong's future of prosperity and stability. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)
A biomimetic robot in the shape of a mobula is seen in a swimming pool in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Aug 3, 2019. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)
Mao Guanghui works on a piece of porcelain at his studio in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, Aug. 1, 2019. Mao Guanghui, a 56-year-old senior master of arts and crafts in Jiangxi Province, has been devoting himself to porcelain painting since the age of 13. As a third-generation disciple of Deng Bishan (1874-1930), one of the "Eight Friends of Zhushan", a group of Jingdezhen artisans widely noted for their innovations in porcelain painting, Mao inherited not only the skills but also the art of creating porcelain painting pieces. (Xinhua/Hu Chenhuan)
