Students go to school amid the COVID-19 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan as schools resume classes
TASHKENT, Sept. 14, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Students go to school with their parents amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Sept. 14, 2020. Classes at primary and secondary schools across Uzbekistan have resumed either face-to-face or via video link on Monday depending on local COVID-19 situations.
World in Photos : Aug. 11, 2020
MINSK, Sept. 13, 2020 (Xinhua) -- A woman shows a pumpkin for sale in an autumn market in Minsk, Belarus, Sept. 13, 2020. The autumn markets, where farmers could sell freshly-harvested farm products, opened this weekend around the country
US: Wildfire is seen in Angeles National Fores
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 11, (Xinhua) -- Wildfire is seen in Angeles National Forest, Monrovia, Los Angeles, the United States, Sept. 10, 2020. Wildfires have scorched a record 3.1 million acres (12,525 square km) of land in the U.S. state of California since August, authorities said Thursday.
Pepper robots are seen at SoftBank Robotics in Paris
PARIS, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Pepper robots are seen at SoftBank Robotics in Paris, France, Sept. 10, 2020. With a new feature, Pepper robot can detect whether people are wearing face masks and if not, instructs them to wear.
Mexico: Archeologists excavate bones of mammoth skeletons found at the construction site of airport
MEXICO CITY, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Archeologists excavate bones of mammoth skeletons found at the construction site of the new Felipe Angeles International Airport in Mexico City, Mexico, Sept. 10, 2020.
Washington: U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks during a press conference
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11, 2020 (Xinhua) -- U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Sept. 10, 2020. U.S. Senate on Thursday failed to advance a slimmed-down Republican COVID-19 relief proposal, as lawmakers remain deadlocked over the scope and size of the much needed stimulus bill. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said in a joint statement earlier that the bill doesnt come close to addressing the problems and is headed nowhere.
S Jaishankar meets Sergei Lavrov, Wang Yi in Moscow
MOSCOW, Sept. 11, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (C) and Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in Moscow, Russia, on Sept. 10, 2020.
G20 labour and employment ministers attend virtual meeting
RIYADH, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Sept. 10, 2020 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, shows Group of 20 (G20) labour and employment ministers attending a virtual meeting . G20 labour and employment ministers called on Thursday for strong social protection systems to support all workers and their families during crisis and recovery.
EU, Britain officials meet over Brexit
LONDON, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier (L) walks to Britains Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy in London, Britain, Sept. 10, 2020. Senior officials from the European Union (EU) and Britain met in London on Thursday for hastily arranged talks over a controversial Brexit bill as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson intended to override key parts of the Withdrawal Agreement previously agreed with Brussels.
UN Security Council meeting on children and armed conflict
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Sept. 10, 2020 shows the UN Security Council meeting on children and armed conflict, with a focus on attacks against schools as a grave violation of childrens rights, at the UN headquarters in New York. The UN Security Council on Thursday voiced grave concern about the significant increase of attacks on schools in recent years and the resulting alarming number of children denied access to quality education.
TORONTO, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- A man walks past a screen with the information of the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Toronto, Canada, on Sept. 10, 2020. Featuring 50 new feature films, five programs of short films, as well as interactive talks, the ten-day annual event kicked off on Thursday with drive-in locations and online screenings.
Afghan municipal employees work at the site of a bomb attack in Kabul
KABUL, Sept. 9, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Afghan municipal employees work at the site of a bomb attack in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, on Sept. 9, 2020. At least 10 people were killed and 15 others wounded in a bomb attack that struck the convoy of Afghan First Vice-President Amrullah Saleh in Kabul during Wednesdays morning rush hour, an Interior Ministry spokesman confirmed.
People walk through disinfection tunnel in Israel
RAMAT GAN, Sept. 9, 2020 (Xinhua) -- People walk through a disinfection tunnel that sprays sanitation liquid at Bar-Ilan University in central Israeli city of Ramat Gan amid COVID-19 pandemic on Sept. 8, 2020.
Aquabus ferry carries a few tourists on board in Vancouver
VANCOUVER, Sept. 9, 2020 (Xinhua) -- An Aquabus ferry carries a few tourists on board in Vancouver, Canada, Sept. 8, 2020. As summer winds down, tourism operators across British Columbia province are looking at staggering losses from a season constricted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Toronto: People line up to have COVID-19 tests
TORONTO, Sept. 9, 2020 (Xinhua) -- People line up to have COVID-19 tests outside a COVID-19 assessment center in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Sept. 8, 2020. Early Tuesday, Ontario announced a pause of four weeks on any further loosening of public health measures in the province.