BEIJING, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.
A waiter prepares to close the restaurant before the curfews in Lille, northern France, Oct. 17, 2020. To stem the quick spread of the virus, the French government declared a state of health emergency starting from Saturday. Curfews from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. were implemented in nine big cities since Friday midnight. (Photo by Sebastien Courdji/Xinhua)
A member of a troupe performs during a parade in St. Petersburg, Russia, Oct. 17, 2020. (Photo by Irina Motina/Xinhua)
A customer is seen in a newly opened branch of Japanese bookstore chain Tsutaya in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 18, 2020. (Photo by Long Wei/Xinhua)
People view a porcelain exhibit during the 2020 China Jingdezhen International Ceramic Fair in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, Oct. 18, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)
Photo shows rock drawings in Zhuozi Mountain rock drawing cluster in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Oct. 18, 2020. Situated on the border between Wuhai and Ordos, Zhuozi Mountain is a place with rock drawings that are useful for the study on the origins of ancient nomads in China. (Xinhua/Peng Yuan)
Palestinians enjoy their time during sunset at the seaside in Gaza City, on Oct. 18, 2020. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)
Cao Yunding (top L) of Shanghai Greenland Shenhua competes during the 15th round match between Shanghai Greenland Shenhua and Shanghai SIPG at 2020 season Chinese Football Association Super League (CSL) Suzhou Division in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Oct. 18, 2020. (Xinhua/Xu Chang)
Yachts compete during the 2020 Rolex Middle Sea Race at the Grand Harbor in Valletta, capital of Malta, on Oct. 17, 2020. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)
National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel rescue a baby and her family from a waterlogged house at Hafiz Baba Nagar at Hyderabad in India's southern state of Telangana on Oct. 18, 2020. (Str/Xinhua)
Adnan Ibrahim, a 50-year-old olive grower, gazes at his burnt olive trees in the city of Tartous in northwestern Syria, Oct. 14, 2020. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)
Aerial photo taken on Oct. 18, 2020 shows rice fields in Jiangzhuang Village in Luanzhou, north China's Hebei Province. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)
A worker examines products at a guitar industrial park in Zheng'an County of Zunyi, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Oct. 18, 2020. Zheng'an County have stepped up efforts to secure jobs, hospitals, schools and other public welfare services for relocated residents under its poverty relief program. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)
Passengers take a poverty-alleviation-themed train of Chengdu Metro Line 1 in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 17, 2020. China marked the seventh National Poverty Relief Day on Saturday. A poverty-alleviation-themed train, with photos and videos displaying poverty alleviation achievements in Sichuan, made its first running on Chengdu Metro Line 1 on Saturday. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)
The 2020 World Young Scientist Summit (WYSS) is held in Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 18, 2020. The event this year draws scientists, entrepreneurs, investors and artists from over 100 countries, regions and international organizations, with about 70 percent of them being young scientists less than 45 years old. (Xinhua/Yin Xiaosheng)
Israeli National Security Advisor Meir Ben Shabbat (front L), Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al Zayani (front C) and Israeli Foreign Ministry Director-General Alon Ushpiz (front R) attend a signing ceremony in Manama, Bahrain, Oct. 18, 2020. Bahrain and Israel signed on Sunday a series of key agreements covering bilateral relations, agriculture, trade, civil aviation, telecommunications and financial services, state Bahrain News Agency (BNA) reported. (Bahrain News Agency/Handout via Xinhua)■
