BEIJING, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.
People walk through the Brockville Railway Tunnel in Brockville, Ontario, Canada, Oct. 13, 2019. Featuring a modern LED colored light system, this Canadian first railway tunnel has opened to the public as a trail since 2017. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)
A woman stands at the river bank of the Ganjiang River, a tributary of the Yangtze River, in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, Oct. 14, 2019. An orange alert for drought was issued Monday in the province as a response to decreasing precipitation. The water level of the Ganjiang River in the Nanchang section fell to 11.57 meters due to less rainfall. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)
Aerial photo taken on Oct. 14, 2019 shows icebreaker Xuelong 2 in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province. China's first domestically made polar icebreaker Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon 2, will start its maiden voyage to the Antarctic from the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen Tuesday. Xuelong 2 will set sail on the country's 36th Antarctic expedition. Another icebreaker named Xuelong will also join the expedition, making it the first time that two polar icebreakers work together on China's Antarctic expedition. (Xinhua/Liu Shiping)
Escalators are out of service at the United Nations headquarters in New York, on Oct. 14, 2019. The United Nations is facing a severe shortage of cash, and unless more governments pay their annual dues, "our work and our reforms are at risk," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has told member states. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)
A displaced girl learns the skills of circus performance in Herat Province, Afghanistan, Oct. 13, 2019. More than 1 million Afghans have been displaced due to conflicts since 2001 as worsening security situation and the ongoing insurgency have forced people to leave their homes. (Photo by Elaha Sahel/Xinhua)
A weaver checks a loom at a hada plant in Ranyi Township of Qionglai City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 14, 2019. Boasting a history of more than 200 years in manufacturing hada, a traditional ceremonial scarf in Tibetan Buddhism, Ranyi Township has been committed to developing the hada industry with modern technologies. (Xinhua/Tang Wenhao)
A vendor waits for customers at a market in Kolkata, India, on Oct. 14, 2019. India's outlook for economic revival looks bleaker following the shrinking August factory production data along with lower inflation that reinforces fears of slowing economy and deteriorating consumer sentiment, according to analysts on Monday. On Sunday, the World Bank had cut India's economic growth forecast to 6 percent compared to earlier forecast of 7.5 percent on lower demand. (Xinhua/Tumpa Mondal)
The sun rises from the direction between the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Oct. 14, 2019. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua)
The photos of the winners of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics are seen at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden, Oct. 14, 2019. The 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics has been awarded to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer "for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty," the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced Monday. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)
Piggies run during piggy hurdle racing at the Original Farmers Market Fall Festival in Los Angeles, the United States. (Xinhua/Li Ying)
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani leaves after a press conference in Tehran, Iran, on Oct. 14, 2019. Rouhani said on Monday that his country does not endorse Turkey's approach to the current issues in northern Syria. (Photo by Ahmad Halabisaz/Xinhua)
