Xi Jinping makes an inspection tour of the Saihanba forest
CHENGDE, Aug. 24, 2021 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, makes an inspection tour of the Saihanba forest farm in north Chinas Hebei Province, Aug. 23, 2021.
Tank crew of Syria take part in the tank biathlon game
MOSCOW, Aug. 24, 2021 (UNI/Xinhua) -- Tank crew of Syria take part in the tank biathlon game during the International Army Games 2021 in Alabino, Moscow region, Russia, on Aug. 23, 2021. Russian President Vladimir Putin declared the opening of the International Army Games 2021 in a Moscow suburb on Monday. More than 5,000 troops from 277 teams that are coming from over 40 countries and regions will compete in 34 contests in two weeks.
US: People wait in line to receive the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19
NEW YORK, Aug. 24, 2021 (Xinhua) -- People wait in line to receive the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a mobile vaccine clinic in the Brooklyn borough of New York, United States, Aug. 23, 2021. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday granted full approval to the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for people age 16 and older.
Volcanic materials spewing from Mount Merapi
MAGELANG, Aug. 20, 2021 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 20, 2021 shows volcanic materials spewing from Mount Merapi, seen from Srumbung village in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia.
Traders work at the trading floor in the New York Stock Exchange
NEW YORK, Aug. 20, 2021 (UNI/Xinhua) -- Traders work at the trading floor in the New York Stock Exchange in New York, the United States, Aug. 19, 2021. The S&P 500 Index closed at 4,405.80 points, up 5.53 points, or 0.13 percent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 34,894.12 points, down 66.57 points, or 0.19 percent.The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 14,541.79 points, up 15.88 points, or 0.11 percent.
Madrid: Afghans walk out of a Spanish military plane
MADRID, Aug. 20, 2021 (Xinhua) -- Afghans walk out of a Spanish military plane at a military base in Madrid, Spain, on Aug. 19, 2021.
Demonstrators protest against Pakistan over Afghanistan crisis in Berlin on Sunday.
BERLIN, AUG 16 (UNI):- Demonstrators protest alleging the role of Pakistan in rising tensions in Afghanistan, in Berlin on Sunday.
People climbing on a US Air Force aircraft at Kabul airport
KABUL, AUG 16 (UNI):- People climbing on a US Air Force aircraft which is taking off from the Kabul airport on Monday.
Glimpse of people running along US Air Force aircraft taking off from Kabul airport
KABUL, AUG 16 (UNI):- People running along a US Air Force aircraft which is taking off from the Kabul airport on Monday.
TAJURA (LIBYA), Aug. 9, 2021 (UNI/Xinhua) -- Workers fill up oxygen cylinders at a medical oxygen plant in Tajura, Libya, on Aug. 8, 2021. The Libyan Ministry of Health has provided oxygen supplies to some hospitals in the capital Tripoli. Major hospitals in the city recently suffered from a severe lack of oxygen, as the country continues to record new COVID-19 cases.
Turkey battles massive wildfires
MUGLA (TURKEY), Aug. 9, 2021 (UNI/Xinhua) -- A helicopter douses wildfires in Koycegiz, Mugla province, southwestern Turkey, on Aug. 8, 2021. Turkey has been battling massive wildfires that erupted in southern and southwestern coastal resort towns 12 days ago. Most of them have been taken under control, according to municipal authorities.
Swearing-in of Vietnam President Nguyen Xuan Phuc
HANOI, JULY 26 (UNI/Xinhua) - Nguyen Xuan Phuc is sworn in after being re-elected as the Vietnamese president in Hanoi, Vietnam, July 26, 2021. The 15th National Assembly (NA) of Vietnam on Monday re-elected Nguyen Xuan Phuc as the state president for the 2021-2026 period, according to voting results.
Imran Khan 'few clothes' remark: Women demonstrate in Karachi
A large section of women protested at Karachi Press Club in Pakistan on Sunday. against a reaction to PM Imran Khan’s “few clothes” statement.
Joe Biden becomes 46th US President
Democrat leader Joe Biden, who defeated Republican Donald Trump in the election in November 2020, on Wednesday took oath at the US Capitol to become the 46th President.
Stage set for Joe Biden's swearing-in ceremony in the US
WASHINGTON, JAN 20 (UNI):-President-elect Joe Biden with his wife Jill Biden (R) and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris with her husband Daug Emhoff as they look at lights placed around Lincoln Memorial in Washington on Tuesday, 19 January, 2021.