A woman wearing a face shield walks past the London Eye
A woman wearing a face shield walks past the London Eye in London, Britain, Sept. 8, 2020. The latest British official figures showed Tuesday that COVID-19 death toll had hit 57,400 as British people are being urged to take the pandemic seriously or face a bumpy road ahead.
Pakistan: Rescuers search for miners after rock slide
MOHMAND (PAKISTAN), Sept. 9, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers search for miners after a rock slide at a marble mine in Pakistans northwest tribal district of Mohmand, on Sept. 8, 2020. The death toll from the rock slide incident at a marble mine, which took place on Monday in Pakistans northwest tribal district of Mohmand, climbed to 19, police and local media said on Tuesday.
UNGA prez Tijjani Muhammad-Bande addresses press conference
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 9, 2020 (Xinhua) -- President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Tijjani Muhammad-Bande (R) speaks at an end-of-tenure press conference at the UN headquarters in New York, on Sept. 8, 2020. The outgoing president of the UN General Assembly, Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, on Tuesday called on member states to respect international law.
Morocco: Student wearing a mask has her temperature checked before attending a class in school
RABAT, Sept. 9, 2020 (Xinhua) -- A student wearing a mask has her temperature checked before attending a class in a school in Rabat, Morocco, on Sept. 8, 2020. Morocco on Tuesday reported 1,941 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total number of infections in the country to 75,721.
People learn traditional Chinese painting in Kuala Lumpur
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 7, 2020 (Xinhua) -- People learn traditional Chinese painting under the theme of Mid-Autumn Festival at the China Cultural Center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sept. 6, 2020. The Chinese Cultural Center in Kuala Lumpur held cultural events recently to welcome the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival, under tight epidemic prevention and control measure
Students queue for body temperature screening at the Bak Touk High School in Phnom Penh
PHNOM PENH, Sept. 7, 2020 (Xinhua) - Students queue for body temperature screening at the Bak Touk High School in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Sept. 7, 2020. Schools in Cambodia reopened on Monday after a six-month closure due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Glimpses of Beirut amid Covid-19
BEIRUT, Sept. 7, 2020 (Xinhua) -- A vendor wearing a face mask sells balloons at the Corniche of Beirut, Lebanon, on Sept. 6, 2020. Lebanons number of COVID-19 infections increased on Sunday by 415 cases to 20,426 while death toll went up by four to 191, the Health Ministry reported.
2,500-year-old coffin discovered in Giza
GIZA (EGYPT), Sept. 7, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian Tourism and Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anany (C) and Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) Mostafa Waziri (R) look at a 2,500-year-old coffin discoverd in Giza, Egypt, on Sept. 6, 2020. Egypt announced on Sunday the discovery of a collection of more than 13 intact sealed coffins dating back to 2,500 years ago.
Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends the opening ceremony of a hospital
ISTANBUL, Sept. 6, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends the opening ceremony of a hospital in Istanbul, Turkey, on Sept. 5, 2020. Erdogan on Saturday said Turkey is prepared for every possibility and consequence regarding the Eastern Mediterranean issue.
Nablus: Students walk to their school on the first day of the new school year
NABLUS, Sept. 6, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Students walk to their school on the first day of the new school year in the West Bank city of Nablus, on Sept. 6, 2020. Palestinian students from the West Bank on Sunday began the new school year after six-month suspension due to the novel coronavirus.
A waiter wearing a face mask serves a table at a restaurant in Vienna
VIENNA, Sept. 6, 2020 (Xinhua) -- A waiter wearing a face mask serves a table at a restaurant in Vienna, Austria, on Sept. 5, 2020. The COVID-19 traffic light system has officially started operation in Austria, the government announced on Friday. Due to the consistently high number of new infections, Austrias three large cities -- Vienna, Linz and Graz -- as well as the Tyrolean district of Kufstein light up in yellow (medium risk), while the rest of the country is designated green (low risk), according to a press conference held by Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and other government officials
Models exhibit designs of designer Denisa Dovala in Mercedes-Benz Prague Fashion Week
PRAGUE, Sept. 6, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Models present creations by designer Denisa Dovala during the Mercedes-Benz Prague Fashion Week in Prague, the Czech Republic, on Sept. 5, 2020.
Students moving to their accommodation near University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada
VANCOUVER, Sept. 6, 2020 (Xinhua) -- A student and her family member move belongings to her residence around the campus of University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Sept. 5, 2020. Students began to move in to their housing around the campus of University of British Columbia (UBC) on Saturday to prepare for the new academic year.
A view of art installation 'The White Night' by Luke Jerram in Riga, Latvia
RIGA, Sept. 6, 2020 (Xinhua) -- An art installation by Luke Jerram is displayed during the White Night in Riga, Latvia, Sept. 5, 2020. White Night, a modern urban culture forum aiming at changing the public perception of environment and cultural life, was held here.
MELK (AUSTRIA), Sept. 6, 2020 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker checks Josef Koeberls temperature during a challenge of full body contact with ice cubes in a glass box in Melk, Austria, on Sept. 5, 2020. Austrian man Josef Koeberl on Saturday managed to stay 2 hours, 30 minutes and 57 seconds inside a glass box with ice cubes, breaking his own record for the longest full body contact with ice cubes.