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BEIJING, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.
Fishermen go fishing at a port in Gaza City, Aug. 16, 2020. Palestinian fishermen from the blockaded Gaza Strip are complaining about being deprived of access to the sea amid the military tensions between the Israeli army and the Islamic Hamas movement, ruler of Gaza. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)
Photo taken on Aug. 17, 2020 shows debris at Port of Beirut, Lebanon. The damage toll in Lebanon following the Beirut blast is rising as the United Nations and partners continue their assessment, now reporting more than 290,000 people who have been left jobless, a UN spokesman said on Monday. Two huge explosions rocked Port of Beirut on Aug. 4, shaking buildings all over Lebanon's capital, while killing at least 177 people and wounding 6,000. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)
Relatives mourn on the funeral of three firefighters who were killed during the explosions in Beirut, Lebanon, on Aug. 17, 2020. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)
A security member wearing a face mask guards at a checkpoint in Ramtha, Jordan, on Aug. 17, 2020. On Monday, 20 cases of COVID-19 were recorded, including 16 local infections, increasing the tally to 1,398, Health Minister Saad Jaber said in a press conference. (Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua)
Photo provided by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) on Aug. 17, 2020 shows a sea turtle with the satellite tag at Ningaloo Reef, Australia. Australia's national science agency has formed a partnership with mining giant BHP to study the Ningaloo coral reef off the coast of Western Australia (WA). Ningaloo Reef stretches for about 300 km and is Australia's largest fringing coral reef. It is one of Western Australia's biggest tourist attractions. (CSIRO/Handout via Xinhua)
People living near Mount Merapi participate in a national flag raising ceremony to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Indonesia's Independence Day in Klaten, Central Java, Indonesia, Aug. 17, 2020. (Photo by Budi Siswanto/Xinhua)
Aerial photo taken on Aug. 17, 2020 shows workers laying tracks at the construction site of Beijing-Xiongan intercity railway in Xiongan New Area, north China's Hebei Province. The last batch of 500-meter-long rails were laid on tracks of Beijing-Xiongan intercity railway on Monday, which marks the completion of the whole railway construction. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)
Trapped people are transferred to a safe location by a bulldozer in Wudu District of Longnan City, northwest China's Gansu Province, Aug. 17, 2020. Week-long torrential rains in Gansu Province have led to a tributary of Yangtze River flowing above danger-level as local authorities battle various rain-triggered disasters including mountain torrents, landslides and mudflows. By Monday, rains damaged 3,303 km of roads in the city of Longnan, disrupting traffic on 497 roads. More than 38,000 people have been relocated in Longnan. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
A passenger uses joint automated inspection channels during a drill of clearance services at new Hengqin port in Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong Province, Aug. 17, 2020. The new port in Zhuhai's Hengqin will open to the public from Aug. 18 where inbound and outbound passenger clearance services by Macao will be relocated. All passenger clearance services and Macao-bound vehicle clearance services, once operated in Macao's Lotus Flower Bridge Checkpoint, will be relocated to the new Hengqin Port. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)
A monk stands near a lake of a national wetland park in Nagqu City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Aug. 17, 2020. (Xinhua/Chogo)
Photo taken on Aug. 16, 2020 shows the sunset scenery of the Three Gorges in Yichang City, central China's Hubei Province. (Photo by Zheng Jiayu/Xinhua)
