Xinhua Photos of the Day (Jan. 17)

BEIJING, Jan. 17, 2020 (Xinhua) --The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.

A worker dries traditional incense sticks at a factory in Malang, Indonesia, Jan. 16, 2020. (Photo by Bayu Novanta/Xinhua)

Photo taken on Jan. 8, 2020 shows a Bryde's whale in waters off Weizhou Island in Beibu Gulf, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Photo by Xie Weiliang/Xinhua)

Clerk of the United States House of Representatives Cheryl L. Johnson (2nd, R) and appointed impeachment managers carry the two impeachment articles from the U.S. House of Representatives to the U.S. Senate after the engrossment ceremony on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C., the United States, Jan. 15, 2020. The U.S. House of Representatives officially sent impeachment articles against President Donald Trump to the Senate on Wednesday evening to allow a trial to get underway. (Photo by Ting Shen/Xinhua)

U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts (2nd R) walks through the halls of the U.S. Senate after swearing for the Senate impeachment trial against President Donald Trump in Washington D.C., the United States, Jan. 16, 2020. (Photo by Ting Shen/Xinhua)

Linda Zingerle of Italy shoots during the mixed relay of biathlon at the 3rd Winter Youth Olympic Games at Les Tuffes Nordic Centre in Les Rousses, France, Jan. 15, 2020. (Xinhua/Shan Yuqi)

Photo taken on Jan. 13, 2020 shows students at an elementary school in Kyaukpyu, Myanmar. (Xinhua/Du Yu)

People try Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G smartphone in Farwaniya Governorate, Kuwait, Jan. 16, 2020. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)

A visually impaired child touches a statue in Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 13, 2020. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

Photo taken on Jan. 14, 2020 shows a resident in Huzhong District, Dahinggan, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Huzhong District is one of the coldest places in China. The annual average temperature here is minus 4.3 degrees Celsius, and the lowest temperature in town in history was minus 53.2 degrees Celsius. (Photo by Zhang Tao/Xinhua)

Zoe Michael (L) of Team Australia and Hanna Aronsson Elfman of Sweden compete during the parallel mixed team event of alpine skiing at the 3rd Winter Youth Olympic Games at Les Diablerets Alpine centre, Switzerland, Jan. 15, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Qingqin)

Aerial photo taken on Jan. 14, 2020 shows the lamp display in Gucheng Village of Jiantan Town, Zhangye City, northwest China's Gansu Province. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)

People wait for ticket checks at Guangzhou South Railway Station during the Spring Festival travel rush in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Jan. 16, 2019. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)

Wang Xiaoting (R), passenger service assistant Liu Fengmin's apprentice, helps a passenger at Bengbu Railway Station in Bengbu, east China's Anhui Province, Jan. 15, 2020. During the Spring Festival travel rush this year, Liu took two apprentices to work with her. She wants to teach them the service skills so that they can provide better service to passengers. (Xinhua/Han Xiaoyu)

The broadband communication satellite developed by Beijing-based GalaxySpace is launched by a Kuaizhou-1A (KZ-1A) carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, northwest China's Gansu Province, Jan. 16, 2020. (Photo by Ma Zongpeng/Xinhua)

Photo taken on Jan. 15, 2020 shows a glass of cocktail made by the bartender robot at a smart restaurant in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)■