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A staff member helps a young visitor with pottery at a cultural event on 873rd Moscow City Day

Sep 06, 2020, at 10:58 pm

MOSCOW, Sept. 6, 2020 (Xinhua) -- A staff member wearing a face mask and traditional costumes makes pottery with a young visitor during a Moscow City Day cultural event at Kolomenskoye park in Moscow, Russia, Sept. 5, 2020. Celebrations for the 873rd anniversary of Moscow were downsized to a number of cultural events held at different venues around the city to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

A girl feeds a kangaroo in Symbio Wildlife Park in Sydney, Australia

Sep 06, 2020, at 10:56 pm

SYDNEY, Sept .6, 2020 (Xinhua) -- People visit Symbio Wildlife Park during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sydney, Australia, on Sept. 5, 2020. Some zoos and wildlife parks here have reopened to the public in Sydney.

Director General BSF Rakesh Asthana chairs security review meeting at Jammu Frontier

Sep 05, 2020, at 04:20 am

JAMMU, SEP 4 (UNI):- Director General BSF Rakesh Asthana chairing a security review meeting during his visit to Jammu Frontier on Friday.

PMC Bank Account Holder raising slogans during demonstration in front of RBI office in Mumbai

Sep 05, 2020, at 04:18 am

MUMBAI,SEP 04 (UNI) - PMC Bank Account Holder raising slogans during a demonstration in support of their various demands in front of RBI office Bandra Kurla Complex,in Mumbai on Friday.

Artist Ranjit Dahiya and team paint mural of late Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor ahead of his birthday at Mumbai's Bandra

Sep 05, 2020, at 04:15 am

MUMBAI,SEP 04 (UNI) - Artist Ranjit Dahiya and team paint a mural of late Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor ahead of his birthday, at Bandra in Mumbai on Friday.

Sena activists protest against Kangna Ranaut at Mumbai's Worli over controversial speech

Sep 05, 2020, at 04:13 am

MUMBAI,SEP 04 (UNI) - Sena activist protest against bollywood actress Kangna Ranaut at Worli over controversial speech Mumbai-PoK,in Mumbai on Friday.

Lucknow Metro employee sprays disinfectants inside coaches at Hazratganj station

Sep 05, 2020, at 04:11 am

LUCKNOW, SEP 4 (UNI) Lucknow Metro employee sprays disinfectants metro at Hazratganj metro station in Lucknow on Friday, as authorities prepare to resume services from September 7.

Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria addressing officers undergoing the 44th Higher Air Command Course in Secunderabad.

Sep 05, 2020, at 04:04 am

HYDERABAD, SEP 4 (UNI): Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria, Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) addressing the officers from all the three Services undergoing the 44th Higher Air Command Course (HACC) during his visit at College of Air Warfare (CAW), in Secunderabad.

Rajnath Singh poses for photograph with heads of Defence Ministers of SCO, CIS and CSTO members in Moscow

Sep 05, 2020, at 03:39 am

MOSCOW, SEP 4 (UNI):- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh pose for a photograph with the Heads of Defence Ministers of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) members, in Moscow, on Friday.

People performing Tarpan rituals during Pitra Paksha at river Ganga in Varanasi

Sep 05, 2020, at 03:37 am

VARANASI, SEP 04 (UNI) People perform Tarpan rituals for salvation of their ancestors during Pitra Paksha, at the bank of holy Ganga river in Varanasi on Friday.

Indian Coast Guard, Sri Lankan Navy and Tug boats attempt to douse fire at MT NewDiamond oil tanker off the east coast of Sri Lanka

Sep 05, 2020, at 03:35 am

CHENNAI, SEP 4 (UNI):-Indian Coast Guard ships, Sri Lankan Navy ships and Tug boats trying to douse a fire at MT NewDiamond oil tanker which caught fire off the east coast of Sri Lanka, on Friday while on its way to Paradip port, Odisha from Kuwait.

Consumers get their temperature checked at a store entrance in Brazil's San Paulo

Sep 05, 2020, at 03:32 am

SAO PAULO, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- Consumers have their temperature checked at a store entrance in San Paulo, Brazil, on Sept. 3, 2020. Brazil on Thursday said the country has more than 4 million cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection, after tests detected 43,773 new cases in the previous 24 hours, raising the total caseload to 4,041,638.

A glimpse of people wearing masks on Trocadero Place near Eiffel Tower in Paris

Sep 05, 2020, at 02:43 am

PARIS, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- People wearing masks walk on the Trocadero Place near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, Sept. 3, 2020. The French government aims to mobilize 100 billion euros (118 billion U.S. dollars) in a recovery plan of historic size to help the country recover from the coronavirus pandemic crisis, Prime Minister Jean Castex announced on Thursday. Ecological transition, competitiveness and social cohesion were identified as the three pillars of the plan dubbed France Relaunch, which Castex said was the most massive announced to date among major European countries.

Glimpses of UEFA Champions League

Sep 04, 2020, at 06:20 pm

RIGA, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- Latvias Vladislavs Gutkovskis (L) vies with Andorras Moises San Nicolas during a UEFA Nations League match between Latvia and Andorra in Riga, Latvia, Sept. 3, 2020.

World in Photos : Sept. 3, 2020

Sep 04, 2020, at 05:43 pm

RIGA, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- A pet dog licks its owners neck in Riga, Latvia, Sept. 3, 2020.

Karnataka Youth Congress holds Rozgar Do rally in Bengaluru

Sep 04, 2020, at 01:09 am

BENGALURU, SEP 03 (UNI) :- Karnataka Youth Congress organised Rozgar Do rally in Bengaluru on Thursday.

Nirmala Sitharaman holds meeting with lenders on resolution of loan accounts in New Delhi

Sep 04, 2020, at 01:08 am

NEW DELHI, SEP 3 (UNI):- Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman holding meeting with the lenders for expediting resolution of loan accounts and reviewing progress of Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS), Partial Credit Guarantee Scheme (PCGS) 2.0 and Sub-ordinate Debt Scheme, through video conferencing, in New Delhi on Thursday.

Man drinks water from submerged floodwater of Ganga in Prayagraj

Sep 04, 2020, at 01:07 am

PRAYAGRAJ, SEP 3 (UNI):- A man drinking water from a submerged water tank in the flood water of river Ganga in Prayagraj on Thursday.

View of woman making face mask at a firm in Ethiopia's Addis Ababa

Sep 04, 2020, at 01:05 am

ADDIS ABABA, Sept. 3, 2020 (Xinhua) -- A woman makes a face mask at a local garment firm in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, Sept. 2, 2020.

Woman holds Ball python during Pet Expo Thailand 2020 in Bankok

Sep 04, 2020, at 01:03 am

BANGKOK, Sept. 3, 2020 (Xinhua) -- A woman holds a ball python during the Pet Expo Thailand 2020 at Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Center (BITEC) in Bangkok, Thailand, Sept. 3 2020. The four-day Pet Expo Thailand 2020 will last till Sept. 6.

Health staff taking nasal swab on woman in Jammu

Sep 04, 2020, at 01:02 am

JAMMU, SEP 3 (UNI):-A health staff taking a nasal swab on a woman during Rapid Antigen Testing in Jammu on Thursday.

Congress demands reconstruction of mosque in Hyderabad

Sep 04, 2020, at 12:11 am

HYDERABAD, SEP 3 (UNI):-Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) minority wing protesting against the demolition of mosques and demanding reconstruction of mosques in Hyderabad on Thursday.

Lifting of Vega Rocket

Sep 04, 2020, at 12:09 am

KOUROU, SEP 3 (UNI):-A 98-foot-tall (30-meter) Vega rocket carrying 53 Satellites successfully lifts off from the Kourou Space center in French Guiana on Wednesday, September 2, 2020.

Youth Congress workers’ protest in Thiruvananthapuram

Sep 04, 2020, at 12:08 am

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, SEP 3 (UNI) Youth Congress workers staging a dharna in front of Fort police station demanding the release of party workers who were arrested by police from Karimadom colony, in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday.

PDP leaders at a meeting in Kashmir

Sep 04, 2020, at 12:05 am

SRINAGAR, SEP 3 (UNI) Peoples Democratic Party leaders waiting for the party general secretary Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura who had called a meeting at party headquarters at Residency road in Srinagar was not allowed by the authorities to leave the home along with other leaders to foil the proposed meeting on Thursday.

People praying at Luang Stupa in Vientiane, Laos after Covid-19 situation eased

Sep 04, 2020, at 12:04 am

VIENTIANE, Sept. 3, 2020 (Xinhua) -- People pray around That Luang Stupa in Vientiane, Laos, on Sept. 2, 2020. As the coutrys COVID-19 pandemic situation is eased, the daily life in Lao capital Vientiane is returning to normal.

DMRC workers sanitizing Rajiv Chowk Metro Station ahead of resumption of metro services

Sep 03, 2020, at 11:36 pm

NEW DELHI, SEP 3 (UNI):-Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) workers sanitizing Delhi Metro Rail before resuming its service in the National Capital at Rajiv Chowk Metro Station, in New Delhi on Thursday.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in Moscow

Sep 03, 2020, at 07:09 pm

MOSCOW, SEP 3 (UNI):- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh being received by the Indian and Russian officials at the airport in Moscow on Wednesday evening. He arrived in Moscow for a three-day official visit to Russia

World in Photos : Sept. 2, 2020

Sep 03, 2020, at 06:30 pm

BAGHDAD, Sept. 3, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi President Barham Salih (C-L) and French President Emmanuel Macron (C-R) review a guard of honor in Baghdad, Iraq, on Sept. 2, 2020. Iraqi President Barham Salih on Wednesday met with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in Baghdad to discuss bilateral ties and the war against the Islamic State (IS) group.

World in Photos : Sept. 2, 2020

Sep 03, 2020, at 02:39 am

SYDNEY, Sept. 2, 2020 (Xinhua) -- People line up outside Centrelink to get unemployment pension in Sydney, Australia, March 24, 2020. Australia recorded a 7 percent contraction in its gross domestic product (GDP) for the June quarter on Wednesday, officially marking the countrys first recession in 30 years as COVID-19 took a staggering toll.