A staff member helps a young visitor with pottery at a cultural event on 873rd Moscow City Day
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
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.
Consumers get their temperature checked at a store entrance in Brazil's San Paulo
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
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.
World in Photos : Sept. 3, 2020
RIGA, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- A pet dog licks its owners neck in Riga, Latvia, Sept. 3, 2020.
View of woman making face mask at a firm in Ethiopia's Addis Ababa
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
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.
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.
People praying at Luang Stupa in Vientiane, Laos after Covid-19 situation eased
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.
World in Photos : Sept. 2, 2020
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
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.
BRUSSELS , Sept. 2, 2020 (Xinhua) -- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen chairs a seminar of the College of Commissioners at the EU headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, Sept. 2, 2020. The European Commission resumed this week after summer break.
A woman wearing a face mask walks past a restaurant in Melbourne
MELBOURNE, Sept. 1, 2020 (Xinhua) -- A woman wearing a face mask walks past a restaurant in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Aug. 31, 2020. A lockdown in the Australian state of Victoria aimed at stopping a COVID-19 outbreak came under scrutiny on Monday, with critics calling for a clearer plan to end the restrictions which are said to be weighing on the nations economic recovery. Victoria recorded 73 new infections on Monday following a month of Stage 4 lockdowns in capital city Melbourne, down from a peak of over 700 in early August.
Paris: People queue up at a temporary screening center for COVID-19 PCR tests
PARIS, Sept. 1, 2020 (Xinhua) -- People queue up at a temporary screening center for COVID-19 PCR tests in front of the city hall of Paris, France, Aug. 31, 2020. COVID-19 screening centers were set up in Paris on Monday, inviting Parisians to free tests after their return from vacation. These temporary centers will be operating in all of the French capitals arrondissements. Coronavirus infections have surged in France in recent weeks, particularly among young people, prompting the government to make mask-wearing mandatory outdoor and at workplace.
BISHKEK, Sept. 1, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Musicians take part in a performance during a celebration to mark Kyrgyzstans 29th independence anniversary at the Ala-Too Square in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Aug. 31, 2020. Kyrgyzstan on Monday celebrated the 29th anniversary of its independence with restrictive measures during the COVID-19 pandemic.