BEIJING, Sept. 26, 2019 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.
China Southern Airlines flight CZ3001 takes off at the Daxing International Airport in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 25, 2019. Beijing's brand new Daxing International Airport opened to flights as a China Southern Airlines flight took off on Wednesday afternoon.
Located 46 kilometers south of downtown Beijing, the new aviation hub is shaped like a phoenix spreading its wings. Its passenger throughput and cargo throughput are expected to reach 72 million and 2 million tonnes respectively by 2025, with 620,000 takeoffs and landings. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)
China sends the Yunhai-1 02 satellite into planned orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Jiuquan, northwest China's Gansu Province, Sept. 25, 2019. Launched on a Long March-2D carrier rocket, the new satellite will be mainly used for detecting the atmospheric and marine environment and space environment, as well as disaster control and other scientific experiments. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)
Argentina and Barcelona forward Lionel Messi (L) is presented by FIFA President Gianni Infantino with the trophy for the Best FIFA Men's Player of 2019 Award during the Best FIFA Football Awards 2019 in Milan, Italy, Sept. 23, 2019. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi walks to her office on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. Sept. 24, 2019. Nancy Pelosi announced Tuesday the initiation of a formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump over the latter's controversial phone call with the Ukrainian president. (Photo by Ting Shen/Xinhua)
Photo taken on Sept. 24, 2019 shows a light show celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China in Futian District of Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province. The light show will last until Oct. 15. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)
Journalists take photos during a visit to the National Day military parade training site in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 25, 2019. A total of 47 journalists from at home and abroad on Wednesday visited a training site of the military parade for the upcoming National Day celebrations. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the reopening of the Parliament in London, Britain, Sept. 25, 2019. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced enormous pressure as the parliament re-opened Wednesday after the Supreme Court ruled his act to suspend the parliament for five weeks was unlawful. (Photo by Ray Tang/Xinhua)
Photo taken on Sept. 23, 2019 shows the scenery of Kanas scenic spot of Altay, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)
Aerial photo taken on Sept. 21, 2019 shows a steel girder being lifted by a crane at the construction site of the Pingtan Strait Road-rail Bridge in southeast China's Fujian Province. China on Wednesday completed the main structure of the world's longest cross-sea road-rail bridge in Fujian.
The last steel girder, weighing 473 tonnes, was bolted on the Pingtan Strait Road-rail Bridge, another mega project in China, on Wednesday morning.
With a staggering span of 16.34 km, the bridge connects Pingtan Island and four nearby islets to the mainland of Fujian Province. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)
Wang Qiang of China reacts during the women's singles second round match between Wang Qiang of China and Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic at the 2019 WTA Wuhan Open tennis tournament in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Sept. 24, 2019. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)
Contestants for the Miss Tourism World 2019 Global Finals pose for photos at Xiaoyushan scenic spot in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 25, 2019. The finals will be held in Qingdao on Oct. 6. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)
Head coach of China Lang Ping (C) gives instructions during the Round Robin match between China and Kenya at the 2019 FIVB Women's World Cup in Sapporo, Japan, Sept. 24, 2019. (Xinhua/He Canling)
Aerial photo taken on Sept. 25, 2019 shows fishermen rowing fishing boats in Songcun Township of Chun'an County, east China's Zhejiang Province. In recent years, Songcun made great efforts to develop rural tourism to promote its beautiful landscape and fishing culture. From January to July this year, the township has received 100,000 tourists, and tourism revenue during the period reached 13 million yuan (about 1.8 million U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Xu Yu)■
