BEIJING, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson reacts from 10 Downing Street after Britain and the European Union (EU) reached a deal, in London, Britain, Dec. 24, 2020.
Britain and the EU have reached a deal on their post-Brexit trade relations, British media reported here Thursday. (Pippa Fowles/No 10 Downing Street/Handout via Xinhua)
A medical worker (L) receives a COVID-19 vaccine at the General Hospital in Mexico City, Mexico, on Dec. 24, 2020.
Mexico on Thursday kicked off its vaccination campaign against the COVID-19, with a vaccine developed by U.S. laboratory Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech. (Photo by Luis Licona/Xinhua)
A security guard wearing a face mask is on duty in a shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Dec. 24, 2020.
Malaysia reported 1,581 new COVID-19 infections, the health ministry said on Thursday, bringing the national total to 100,318. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua)
Libya's UN-backed Prime Minister Fayez Serraj (rear) delivers a speech during the celebration of Independence Day in Tripoli, Libya, on Dec. 24, 2020.
Dec. 24 this year marks the 69th anniversary of the independence of Libya, as Libyans hope to achieve stability and unity of their politically divided country with the elections scheduled for Dec. 24, 2021. (Photo by Hamza Turkia/Xinhua)
A man wearing a face mask walks past a Christmas tree at Martin Place in Sydney, Australia, Dec. 22, 2020. (Xinhua/Bai Xuefei)
A scuba diver dressed as Santa Claus feeds a turtle during a performance at Aquaria KLCC aquarium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Dec. 23, 2020. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua)
Three baby tigers are seen at Yangzhou Zoo in Yangzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Dec. 24, 2020.
The tiger triplets from Yangzhou Zoo made their debut here on Thursday. The triplets, two females and one male, were born on Oct. 24 this year. (Photo by Meng Delong/Xinhua)
Wild yaks are seen at the Haltent grassland in the Kazak Autonomous County of Aksay, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 23, 2020. (Photo by Ma Xiaowei/Xinhua)
Passengers pose for photos before boarding the Fuxing high-speed train G8607 bound for Shapingba Railway Station of southwest China's Chongqing, at Chengdu East Railway Station in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Dec. 24, 2020.
On Thursday morning, with G8608 and G8607 trains respectively pulling out of Chongqing Shapingba Railway Station and Chengdu East Railway Station, the Fuxing CR400AF trains plying on the railway linking Chengdu and Chongqing were officially put into operation at a speed of 350 km/h, reducing the travel time to about one hour. Each day, 87.5 pairs of trains are planned to run on the 299.8 km-long inter-city high-speed railway. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)
Tourists play at the Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 24, 2020.
The 22nd Harbin Ice-Snow World opened to the public on Thursday. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)
Aerial photo taken on Dec. 24, 2020 shows people enjoying the scenery of frozen waterfalls at Yuntai Mountain scenic spot in Jiaozuo, central China's Henan Province. (Xinhua/Hao Yuan)■
