BEIJING, Oct. 13, 2019 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.
Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge crosses the line during the competition of "1:59 challenge" in Vienna, Austria, on Oct. 12, 2019. Eliud Kipchoge completed the "1:59 challenge" successfully in 1h 59m 40.2s. (Xinhua/Guo Chen)
A car is overturned after a tornado hit Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo, Japan, on Oct. 12, 2019. A tornado formed during the course of the Typhoon Hagibis hit Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo on Saturday, injuring five people, according to Chiba's prefectural government.
The tornado destroyed a house and damaged at least nine others. A man was found dead in an overturned car, though it was not immediately known if the tornado caused his vehicle to roll over, local officials said. (Xinhua/Deng Min)
Police cordon off a street near the scene of a shooting in New York, the United States, on Oct. 12, 2019. Four people were killed and three others injured in a shooting in New York's Brooklyn borough on early Saturday, according to the police. (Xinhua/Zhang Mocheng)
A newborn giant panda cub is pictured at a breeding base in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 12, 2019. A giant panda gave birth to twin cubs at a breeding base in Chengdu, Sichuan, local authorities said Saturday. The first male cub was born at 1:58 p.m. weighing 176.6 grams while his younger brother popped out at 4:35 p.m. weighing 131.4 grams. (Xinhua)
Saddleridge Fire is seen at Sylmar, northwest of Los Angeles downtown, the United States, Oct. 11, 2019. A man was killed and dozens of homes destroyed by the wind-driven Saddleridge Fire raging through the foothill communities of Sylmar, 46 km northwest of Los Angeles downtown. (Xinhua/Li Ying)
A destructed house is seen as a result of the Turkish shelling in Qamishli, Syria, on Oct.12, 2019. (Xinhua)
A girl experiences an installation launched by the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) in east China's Shanghai, Oct. 12, 2019. The installation launched by UNICEF aims to promote an upcoming public benefit campaign, which will encourage progress in cleaning up online environment for teenagers. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei)
Aerial photo taken on Oct. 12, 2019 shows machinery working at Qindeli Farm of Jiansanjiang, an important grain production base, in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)
Aerial photo taken on Oct. 9, 2019 shows workers collecting salt at the Lubei salt mine in Wudi County, east China's Shandong Province. Lubei salt mine has entered the harvest season recently. With 36,500 hectares of salt fields, Wudi County is one of the most important sea salt production bases in China. (Xinhua/Zhu Zheng)
Photo taken on Oct. 12, 2019 shows a dried reservior bed of Gushantang reservior in Hongwan Village of Pingding Town in Yingtan, east China's Jiangxi Province. Average precipitation in Jiangxi was 96 mm from late July to early October, about 70 percent less than the average in the previous years. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)
Aerial photo taken on Oct. 12, 2019 shows scenery in the river town of Wuzhen in Tongxiang, east China's Zhejiang Province. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)
Local fishermen head for fishing areas in Bosten Lake by boat to catch pond smelt fish in Bohu County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Oct. 12, 2019. Bosten Lake is China's largest inland freshwater lake and the biggest fishery base in Xinjiang. In October comes the harvest season for pond smelt fish, which have been sold to markets including Japan and South Korea in recent years. Local fishermen have caught 1,100 tonnes of pond smelt fish so far, whereas another 300 tonnes are expected to be harvested this year. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)
Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal reacts during the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying round Group B match between Portugal and Luxembourg in Lisbon, Portugal on October 11, 2019. (Photo by Pedro Fiuza/Xinhua)
