BEIJING, July 15 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.
Picture taken on July 14, 2021 shows representatives of the Chinese delegation for the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games attend a meeting in Beijing, capital of China. The delegation including 298 female athletes and 133 male athletes will compete in 225 events at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, which is scheduled to open on July 23 in Tokyo, Japan. (Xinhua/Tao Xiyi)
Crew members for Fuxing bullet trains attend etiquette training in southwest China's Chongqing, July 14, 2021. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)
Children take part in the tug-of-war game under the guide of their teacher on the grassland in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province, July 14, 2021. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
Employees process fresh peaches at a workshop in Zunhua, north China's Hebei Province, July 14, 2021. Local authorities vigorously develop the fruit industry to increase the income of local residents. (Photo by Liu Mancang/Xinhua)
Aerial photo taken on July 13, 2021 shows terraced fields in Pengyang County of Guyuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Feng Kaihua)
Photo taken with a mobile phone shows a rescuer transferring an injured person to a hospital following a blast in Gilgit city, Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, July 14, 2021. A blast happened Wednesday in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, leaving 12 people including nine Chinese dead, the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan confirmed. (Str/Xinhua)
A man receives a dose of Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccine at Port Moresby General Hospital in Port Moresby of Papua New Guinea (PNG), July 13, 2021. Papua New Guinea (PNG) announced a rollout of the Chinese-made Sinopharm vaccine on Tuesday in a further effort to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the Pacific island country. (Chinese Ambassy to Papua New Guinea/Handout via Xinhua)
A member of Afghan security force takes part in a military operation against Taliban militants in Alishing district of Laghman province, eastern Afghanistan, on July 12, 2021. Taliban militants have been intensifying activities to capture more districts, as the U.S. troops are completing the pull-out from Afghanistan. In the meantime, Afghan security forces have been conducting counter-offensives to foil the militant group's efforts. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)
Photo taken on July 13, 2021 shows the burnt al-Hussein Hospital in al-Nasiriyah, Iraq. A total of 60 people were killed in the huge fire that broke out on Monday evening at a hospital in Iraq's southern province of Dhi Qar. (Xinhua)
French Air Force Patrouille de France is seen during the annual Bastille Day military parade in Paris, France, July 14, 2021. France on Wednesday held its annual Bastille Day celebrations with a traditional military parade down the famous avenue of the Champs Elysees in Paris amid restrictions on public gathering due to COVID-19. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
A person walks on an empty street in Sydney, Australia, on July 14, 2021. Australia's state of New South Wales (NSW) on Wednesday announced to extend the lockdown on the Greater Sydney and surrounding areas for at least another two weeks until 11:59 p.m. July 30. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)
Tourists have fun in a lavender field in Brihuega, Spain, July 13, 2021. (Xinhua/Meng Dingbo)■
