BEIJING, Sept. 13, 2019 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.
A Long March-4B carrier rocket carrying the resource satellite ZY-1 02D and two small satellites blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province, Sept. 12, 2019. China sent a resource satellite and two small satellites into planned orbits from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province on Thursday.
They were launched on a Long March-4B carrier rocket at 11:26 a.m. Thursday Beijing Time.
The resource satellite, ZY-1 02D, is developed by the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) and is an important part of China's space-based infrastructure. (Photo by Zheng Tao/Xinhua)
European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi speaks during a press conference at the ECB headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, Sept. 12, 2019. The ECB on Thursday announced its key policy decisions to cut the deposit rate by 10 basis points to minus 0.5 percent and to restart net purchases under its asset purchase program (APP) at a monthly pace of 20 billion euros (about 21.9 billion U.S. dollars) as from Nov. 1. (ECB/Handout via Xinhua)
Stefan Jovic (2nd R) of Serbia passes the ball during the classification games 5-8 between the United States and Serbia at the 2019 FIBA World Cup in Dongguan, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 12, 2019. (Xinhua/Xue Yubin)
Tomas Satoransky (C) of the Czech Republic celebrates during the classification games 5-8 between Poland and the Czech Republic at the 2019 FIBA World Cup in Shanghai, east China, Sept. 12, 2019. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel tries a Volkswagen ID. 3 electric car at the International Motor Show (IAA) 2019 in Frankfurt, Germany, Sept. 12, 2019. IAA 2019 opened officially on Thursday in Frankfurt, with a discussion of the future of mobility by industry representatives and government leaders. (Xinhua/Lu Yang)
A man holds late Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's portrait after paying respect to Mugabe in Harare Sept. 12, 2019. Thousands of Zimbabweans headed to Rufaro Sports Stadium to view the body of Robert Mugabe in Harare on Thursday, marking the first of a series of public funeral services lined up until Saturday. (Photo by Chen Yaqin/Xinhua)
A woman touches a plate on which names of 9/11 victims were inscribed at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum in New York, the United States, Sept. 11, 2019. People paid their tributes on Wednesday to mourn the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks which happened 18 years ago and claimed thousands of lives. (Xinhua/Li Rui)
Palestinian children attend the opening ceremony of new semester in the Yarmouk UNRWA School in Bourj Barajina in southern Beirut, Lebanon, Sept. 12, 2019. (Photo by Bilal Jawich/Xinhua)
A performer from southeast China's Taiwan plays the violin during a lantern fair celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival in Zhouzhuang Town of Kunshan City, east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 12, 2019. The lantern fair is held here from Sept. 12 to Oct. 8. (Xinhua/Yang Lei)
Artists dance in the ballet "The Last Mission of Marco Polo" at the Royal Circus in Brussels, Belgium, on Sept. 11, 2019. Performed by China's Shanghai Ballet, the show was organized by the Chinese Embassy in Belgium and the Chinese Mission to the European Union to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)
Actors dance in the performance gala at the 11th National Traditional Games of Ethnic Minorities of the People's Republic of China in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province. A series of activities were held in the performance gala by all the ethnic groups in Zhengzhou. (Xinhua/Peng Yuan)
Traffic police riding motorbikes attend a launching ceremony at the Yongdingmen square in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 12, 2019. The first batch of 185 traffic policemen began to patrol in the city on motorbikes Thursday morning. (Xinhua/Yin Gang)
A model presents a creation from Taoray Taoray Spring/Summer 2020 collection during the New York Fashion Week in New York, the United States, on Sept. 11, 2019. (Xinhua/Qin Lang)
Visitors pose for photos in front of the Hukou Waterfall of the Yellow River in Yichuan County, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Sept. 11, 2019. Hukou waterfall is located on the border area between north China's Shanxi and northwest China's Shaanxi provinces. Due to consecutive rainfall, the water volume of Hukou waterfall surged greatly in recent days. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)
A student makes a mooncake at Wellington Institute of Technology in Wellington, New Zealand, Sept. 12, 2019. (Xinhua/Guo Lei)
