Xinhua Photos of the Day (July 29)

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BEIJING, July 29 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.

Image captured by China's Mars probe, Tianwen-1, on July 27, 2020 shows the Earth and Moon. China's Mars probe, Tianwen-1, captured images of the Earth and Moon, about 1.2 million kilometers from Earth, the China National Space Administration said on Tuesday. China launched its first Mars mission Tianwen-1, which means Questions to Heaven, on July 23, marking the country's first step in planetary exploration of the solar system. (China National Space Administration/Handout via Xinhua)

The fifth annual meeting of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is held via video link on July 28, 2020. (AIIB/Handout via Xinhua)

A woman holding flowers walks past memorial walls in Tangshan, north China's Hebei Province, in this aerial photo taken on July 28, 2020, the 44th anniversary of the 1976 Tangshan Earthquake. (Photo by Dong Jun/Xinhua)

Aerial photo taken on July 24, 2020 shows a sperm whale in the South China Sea. Chinese researchers have spotted 11 whale species in the South China Sea during a deep-sea scientific expedition, the Chinese Academy of Sciences said Tuesday. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak speaks to the media before he leaves the court in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, July 28, 2020.

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was found guilty of abuse of power, criminal breach of trust and money laundering on Tuesday in a case related to SRC International, a former unit of state investment fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).

The verdict is the first in several corruption trials against Najib. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua)

Photo taken on July 28, 2020 shows the scene of a plane crash in Houston area of Texas, the United States. Two people were injured when the small plane crashed on Tuesday morning into a neighborhood in Houston area. (Photo by Steven Song/Xinhua)

Aerial photo taken on July 28, 2020 shows heavy machinery working to build a temporary embankment to prevent possible flood water from a broken sluice gate on the embankment of Daijia Lake in a flood storage area in Yingshang County, east China's Anhui Province. (Xinhua/Huang Bohan)

A staff member polishes the blue whale skeleton at Hintze Hall of Natural History Museum before its reopening in London, Britain, July 27, 2020. The Natural History Museum will reopen from August 5. (Xinhua/Han Yan)

Photo taken on July 27, 2020 shows the starry sky above Gaopo Township, Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

A Goodfellow's tree kangaroo joey pops its head out of its mother's pouch in the Singapore Zoo in Singapore on July 28, 2020. The Goodfellow's tree kangaroo joey was born in the Singapore Zoo on Feb. 4 this year. (Xinhua/Then Chih Wey)

Siberian tigers frolic in water at Hengdaohezi Siberian Tiger Park in Hailin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, July 28, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

A cyclist passes a water spray on Schwarzenbergplatz in Vienna, Austria, July 28, 2020. The highest temperature in Vienna reached 37.2 degrees Celsius on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Guo Chen)

Children practise swimming in a swimming pool during their summer vacation in Shahe, north China's Hebei Province, July 28, 2020. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

Israeli tanks are seen in the Israel-occupied Golan Heights on July 27, 2020. (Gil Eliyahu/JINI via Xinhua)

A girl puts on a face shield as people wait for free trips back to their hometowns at a stadium in Manila, the Philippines, July 28, 2020. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)■