Xinhua Photos of the Day (Aug. 23)

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BEIJING, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.

Israeli soldiers try to extinguish fire caused by explosive balloons sent from Gaza Strip in an area close to the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip near southern Israeli city of Sderot on Aug. 21, 2020. (Ilan Assayag/JINI via Xinhua)

A worker fumigates a public housing estate to kill the Aedes mosquitoes as part of the prevention against dengue infections in Singapore, Aug. 22, 2020. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

Children look at a giant dinosaur display from their car during the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) Fair in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Aug. 22, 2020.As one of the longest running events in Canada, the annual Pacific National Exhibition Fair runs Aug. 22 to 30 in Vancouver this year. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the fair has been adapted into a drive-thru experience. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

Chinese medical expert team members communicate with a local frontline health worker at a COVID-19 testing facility in Juba, South Sudan, Aug. 21, 2020.A team of medical experts sent by the Chinese government to South Sudan on Friday embarked on experience sharing with their local counterparts in a bid to strengthen the east African nation's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Gale Julius/Xinhua)

A woman puts a mask with the words "Don't kiss" on a manikin at a beauty and fashion salon in Damascus, capital of Syria, on Aug. 10, 2020.Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, some Syrians are turning to tailor-made face masks to add a touch of style and personality to their protective wear. (Photo by Hummam Sheikh Ali/Xinhua)

A Royal Bengal tigress and her two cubs are seen at a zoo in Guwahati, India, Aug. 22, 2020.The zoo welcomed the birth of a lion and two tiger cubs in May. (Str/Xinhua)

The sunset is seen over Rue de la Loi in Brussels, Belgium, on Aug. 21, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhang Cheng)

Players of Sevilla celebrate with the UEFA Europa League Trophy after their team's victoryin the UEFA Europa League final between FC Inter and Sevilla FC in Cologne, Germany, Aug. 21, 2020. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. (Alexander Hassenstein/UEFA/Handout via Xinhua)

Photo taken on Aug. 22, 2020 shows giant panda Yongyong and its cub at the Qinling research center of giant panda breeding in northwest China's Shaanxi Province.

Yongyong gave birth to a female cub weighing 152 grams on Monday. It is the first giant panda born at the center this year. (Xinhua/Zhang Bowen)

Xiao Ming checks the condition of bees as a bee keeper in Yunshan Village, Ningxiang City, central China's Hunan Province, Aug. 19, 2020.(Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

A cyclist jumps into the East Lake with his BMX during an annual BMX water jump festival in Wuhan, capital city of central China's Hubei Province, August 22, 2020. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)