Xinhua Photos of the Day (July 18)

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BEIJING, July 18 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.

Photo taken on July 17, 2020 shows the Long March-5 rocket at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in south China's Hainan Province. The Long March-5 rocket, to be used to launch China's first Mars exploration mission, was vertically transported to the launching area at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in south China's Hainan Province on Friday.

The carrier rocket, coded as Long March-5 Y4, is planned to be launched in late July or early August, according to the China National Space Administration. (Photo by Zhang Gaoxiang/Xinhua)

Photo taken on July 17, 2020 shows a special European Council meeting held at the EU headquarters in Brussels. The EU holds a special European Council meeting on the next EU long-term budget and on the recovery package in response to the COVID-19 crisis on Friday and Saturday. (European Union/Handout via Xinhua)

Tourists view decorations during a light festival in Rongan County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 16, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

Fans of Porto celebrate in downtown after their team beat Sporting CP 2-0 to clinch the Portuguese League football championship with two rounds left to play in Porto, Portugal, on July 16, 2020. (Photo by Flavo Alberto/Xinhua)

Aerial photo taken on July 17, 2020 shows water gushing out from sluiceways of the Liujia Gorge reservoir in northwest China's Gansu Province. Rising water levels in upper reaches of the Yellow River leaded to the increasing inflow into the Liujia Gorge reservoir, and the reservoir opened spillways to discharge floodwater for the third time this year. (Photo by Zhang Yun/Xinhua)

A boy wearing a face mask feeds pigeons at a park in Ankara, Turkey, July 17, 2020. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

Zimbabwe's Finance and Economic Development Minister Mthuli Ncube delivers the mid-term budget and economic review statement in Harare, Zimbabwe, July 16, 2020. Zimbabwe's economy is projected to shrink by 4.5 percent in 2020 from 3 percent earlier projected due to the negative impact of the COVID-19, Mthuli Ncube said Thursday. (Xinhua/Wanda)

President of the European Council Charles Michel, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin and French President Emmanuel Macron (from L to R) are seen before a special European Council meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels, July 17, 2020. The EU hold a special European Council meeting on the next EU long-term budget and on the recovery package in response to the COVID-19 crisis on Friday and Saturday. (European Union/Handout via Xinhua)

Dancers with face masks work out as they observe social distancing during a ballet class in Johannesburg, South Africa, July 17, 2020. (Photo by Yeshiel/Xinhua)

Photo shows the general view of the ceremony to pay tribute to the victims of the coronavirus at the Royal Palace in Madrid, Spain, July 16, 2020. Spain paid homage to the approximately 28,500 people who have lost their lives in the coronavirus pandemic in a solemn ceremony held at the Royal Palace here on Thursday. (Spanish Royal House/Handout via Xinhua)

Residents look for their belongings from their charred homes after a fire at a slum area in Manila, the Philippines, July 17, 2020. About 300 families were left homeless in the fire. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

Children hang out at a resettlement site at a primary school in Susong County, east China's Anhui Province, July 16, 2020. Over 300 villagers including over 30 children were transferred to a resettlement site due to flood threat. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)

A man looks outside from broken glasses at the site of a rocket attack in Ghazni city, Afghanistan, July 16, 2020. Five persons, all civilians, were injured Thursday as four rockets hit Ghazni city, the capital of eastern Ghazni province, amid Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani's visit to the city, confirmed an army statement released here. (Photo by Rohullah/Xinhua)

A worker debugs a special robot at a workshop in the Tangshan Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone in Tangshan, north China's Hebei Province, July 17, 2020. Tangshan Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone has formed a robotics industry with 62 robots and related enterprises. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

Photo taken on July 17, 2020 shows rising water level at the Chaotianmen section of Yangtze River in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. China's Yangtze River saw its second flood of the year on Friday morning in its upper reaches after days of torrential rainfall. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

Photo taken on July 17, 2020 shows Siberian tigers at Hengdaohezi Siberian tiger park in Hailin City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. With strict epidemic prevention and control measures, Hengdaohezi Siberian tiger park reopened on Friday. The staff set up a number of pools and specially prepared food for the Siberian tigers to relieve summer heat. (Photo by Zhang Chunxiang/Xinhua)