BEIJING, Nov. 22, 2019 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.
A Boeing 787 Dreamliner carrying a special logo "100th 787 for China" is delivered to China's Juneyao Airlines in Seattle, Washington state, the United States, Nov. 20, 2019. U.S. aircraft giant Boeing Company on Wednesday delivered the sixth 787-9 Dreamliner to China's Juneyao Airlines, the 100th direct-buy 787 jet by the Chinese airline industry. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)
Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the "Russia Calling" investment forum in Moscow, Russia, on Nov. 20, 2019. Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that he hopes to see more settlement of transactions between Russia and China in their national currencies. (Xinhua/Evgeny Sinitsyn)
A miner is rescued from the Liangbaosi coal mine in Jining City, east China's Shandong Province, Nov. 21, 2019. All 11 miners trapped inside a coal mine in eastern China's Shandong Province have been lifted to safety as of 10:18 a.m. Thursday, according to local authorities.
The miners have been sent to the hospital and are in stable condition.
A fire broke out in the Liangbaosi coal mine in the city of Jining late Tuesday, trapping 11 workers underground. The coal mine, located in Jiaxiang County, has an annual production capacity of 3 million tonnes. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)
Combo photo shows a student drinking pumped raw water at the old campus of Daliyaboyi Township School on Sept. 6, 2018 (top) and another student fetching hot water at the school's new campus on Nov. 19, 2019 (bottom), in Daliyaboyi Township of Yutian County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
In Daliyaboyi, an oasis in the Taklimakan Desert, local education was once constrained by adverse natural environment. Under years of poverty alleviation efforts, the desert town has recently moved to its current location with better traffic and public utilities.
At the same time, learning conditions have also improved after a new campus for Daliyaboyi Township School was built. According to Headmaster Aiziz Tohti, the school now enrolls 59 students in its elementary school section and 63 students in the kindergarten section. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)
Henry Kissinger, former U.S. Secretary of State, speaks at the New Economy Forum in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 21, 2019. Henry Kissinger, former U.S. Secretary of State, said Thursday that he hoped the trade talks between China and the United States would succeed. (Xinhua/Dai Tianfang)
Photo taken on Nov. 21, 2019 shows petrol bombs abandoned on the campus of Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) in south China's Hong Kong. Debris, arson traces and dangerous goods such as petrol bombs are visible on the campus of PolyU. (Xinhua)
U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland (1st L, Front) waits to testify before the U.S. House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C., the United States, on Nov. 20, 2019. Gordon Sondland on Wednesday testified that U.S. President Donald Trump conditioned a White House meeting for Ukraine's new president on his assurance to conduct investigation into Trump's democratic adversaries. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)
Believers light butter lamps at Taer Monastery in northwest China's Qinghai Province, Nov. 21, 2019. The Butter Lamp Festival celebrates the beginning of a new year on the Tibetan calendar and is an occasion to pray for happiness and good health by lighting butter lamps. This year's festival falls on Thursday. (Xinhua/Wu Gang)
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham addresses a UN General Assembly high-level meeting commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) at the UN headquarters in New York, on Nov. 20, 2019. As the world marks the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), top UN officials on Wednesday urged refreshed commitment to match the gains of the past in the next 30 years. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)
Two reed parrotbills perch on stalks at Queshan reservoir in Tianqiao District of Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, Nov. 21, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhang Rufeng)
Aerial photo taken on Nov. 20, 2019 shows the Dongtaihang scenic spot in Wu'an City of Handan City, north China's Hebei Province. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)
U.S.-born male giant panda Bei Bei is seen after his return from the United States at the Bifengxia Panda Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Ya'an, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Nov. 21, 2019. Giant panda Bei Bei, who was born and raised at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington D.C. for more than four years, departed for the next chapter of his life in China on Tuesday. Bei Bei will officially meet the public in China after one month of quarantine. (Xinhua/Xue Yubin)
Visitors watch a 5G robot during the 2019 World 5G Convention in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 21, 2019. Themed "5G changes the world, 5G creates the future," the 2019 World 5G Convention kicked off Thursday in Beijing. (Xinhua/Peng Ziyang)
A man looks on as a roadside barber trims beard of his customer in New Delhi, India, Nov. 21, 2019. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)
British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn holds a copy of the party's election manifesto during its launch in Birmingham, Britain, on Nov. 21, 2019. The United Kingdom's (UK) main opposition Labour Party launched its election manifesto on Thursday that promises to ensure that higher earners pay more tax and to introduce a new second homes tax. (Photo by Ray Tang/Xinhua)
Photo taken on Nov. 21, 2019 shows the Opera House covered in smoke in Sydney, Australia. Sydney's normally picturesque skyline was once again blanketed by thick smoke on Thursday, as around 50 bushfires continued to burn across Australia's east coast.
Deemed "hazardous" by the New South Wales (NSW) State Department of Environment, health authorities have urged schools to keep children indoors during lunch breaks. (Xinhua/Bai Xuefei)
