Xinhua Photos of the Day (May 5)

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Beijing, May 5 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.

People have fun at Washington Square Park in New York, the United States, as temperature rises on May 3, 2020. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

Photo taken on May 4, 2020 shows an empty Red Square in Moscow, Russia. (Xinhua/Evgeny Sinitsyn)

Cars travel on a street in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 4, 2020. Malaysia started to restart most of its economic activities on Monday, as new COVID-19 cases in the country dropped after a short spike during the weekend. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua)

Thai dancers wearing face shields perform at the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok, Thailand, May 4, 2020. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)

An employee of the Municipality of Athens sprays disinfectant at a school in Athens, Greece, May 4, 2020. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

Photo taken on May 4, 2020 shows a children's playground closed up amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese government on Monday officially announced its decision to extend the nationwide state of emergency for COVID-19 by nearly a month until May 31. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi)

People ride a boat at Petuk Ketimpun village in Palangka Raya, Indonesia, May 4, 2020. (Photo by Deny Krisbiantoro/Xinhua)

Tourists visit the Longli grassland scenic area in Qiannan Bouyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 3, 2020. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

Aerial photo taken on May 3, 2020 shows workers installing power cables above the Qinling Mountains in northwest China's Shaanxi Province. (Xinhua/Tao Ming)

In this aerial photo taken on May 4, 2020, students of the Guiyang No. 16 Middle School practice rope skipping in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province.

After students in their last year at junior and senior high schools returned to schools on March 16, all the other middle school students in Guiyang resumed classes on campus on Monday. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

Photo taken on May 2, 2020 shows the east Rongbuk Glacier in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.

The east Rongbuk Glacier, like Mount Qomolangma's many other glaciers, is formed under the impact of the Indian Ocean's warm and moist air masses. (Photo by Zhaxi Cering/Xinhua)■