Xinhua Photos of the Day (Jan. 16)

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BEIJING, Jan. 15, 2020 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, who is also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chief of the Chinese side of the China-U.S. comprehensive economic dialogue, shake hands after signing the China-U.S. phase-one economic and trade agreement during a ceremony at the East Room of the White House in Washington D.C., the United States, Jan. 15, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) meets with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in Moscow, Russia, Jan. 15, 2020. The Russian government resigned Wednesday, Russian news agencies reported, quoting Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. The decision was announced after President Vladimir Putin addressed the Federal Assembly. (RIA Novosti via Xinhua)

The new optical remote-sensing satellite for commercial use Red Flag-1 H9, along with three small satellites, is launched by a Long March-2D carrier rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province, Jan. 15, 2020. (Photo by Lu Xing/Xinhua)

Photo taken on Jan. 15, 2020 shows a fireball exploding during Israeli air strikes in Gaza City. Israeli warplanes carried out on Wednesday night air strikes against military positions in the Gaza Strip in response to earlier firing of rockets from the Hamas-ruled enclave into southern Israel, eyewitnesses and security sources said. (Photo by Mohammed Dahman/Xinhua)

A bank's window is smashed by protesters in Beirut, Lebanon, Jan. 15, 2020. Around 47 Lebanese army members were injured in clashes with protesters on Tuesday evening near the Central Bank of Lebanon in Hamra in the capital Beirut, the National News Agency reported on Wednesday. (Photo by Bilal Jawich/Xinhua)

Giant panda Yi Yi enjoys the birthday meal at Malaysia's National Zoo near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Jan. 14, 2020. Fans and tourists from Malaysia and abroad on Tuesday celebrated the second birthday of Yi Yi, the second giant panda that was born in Malaysia. Born in January 2018, Yi Yi, whose name means friendship in Chinese, is the second offspring of her parents, Xing Xing and Liang Liang, who arrived in Malaysia in 2014. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)

Combo photo taken on Jan. 11, 2020 shows Chen Haiyan posing for a photo at Xi'an North Railway Station in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province (upper photo by Zhan Yan); and Zhao Yao posing for a photo at Taiyuan Railway Station in Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province (lower photo by Yang Chenguang). Zhao and Chen met and fell in love when they were attendants on a train in 2003, and got married three years later. Now, Zhao Yao works on the K884 train from Taiyuan to Qingdao of east China's Shandong Province, and his wife Chen Haiyan serves on the D2507 bullet train from Taiyuan to Xi'an of northwest China's Shaanxi. Due to different schedule of the trains, the couple sometimes can not meet for a whole week. This year, they will both leave home and start to work at their positions from the day before the eve of Spring Festival to serve the travel rush. (Xinhua)

Indian participants try to control a bull at the annual bull taming event "Jallikattu" in Avaniyapuram village on the outskirts of Madurai, Tamil Nadu state, India, Jan. 15, 2020. (Str/Xinhua)

Planes present an acrobatic show at the second Aviation Show in Farwaniya Governorate, Kuwait, Jan. 15, 2020. Kuwait launched on Wednesday the second Aviation Show in Farwaniya Governorate with an aim to introduce the latest developments in the aviation industry. About 70 commercial and military aircrafts from more than 30 countries participated in the show, which will last until Jan. 18. (Xinhua)

Aerial photo taken on Jan. 15, 2020 shows the snow scenery at the Bao Gong Garden, a scenic spot constructed in memory of Bao Zheng, a righteous government official of ancient China's Song Dynasty (960-1279), in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

Tourists climb along a zip-line at the Rock Viewpoint in Khounkham District, Khammouane Province, Laos, Jan. 12, 2020. The Rock Viewpoint is one of the top attractions in the Khammouane Province, Laos. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)■