BEIJING, Dec. 9, 2019 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.
Mi-26 heavy transport helicopter loaded with an excavator arrives at Abuluoha Village in Butuo County of Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 5, 2019. Nestled in the mountainous area, Abuluoha Village is connected with the outside world with a rugged trail built along a cliff. One way trip needs about 4 hours by walk and goods are transported by horses. To improve the transportation conditions which are believed to hinder the villagers from getting rid of the poverty, local authority decided to build a 3.8-km-long road that will link Weimu Village of Laguo Township with Abuluoha Village in Butuo County of Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture.
As the road construction was carried out, problems came. Large-scale machinery and equipment need to be transported to the construction site. A Mi-26 heavy transport helicopter has been rented since Nov. 30 by the construction unit, Sichuan Road and Bridge (Group) Co., Ltd., to help transport machinery and equipment to both ends of the road where the construction works are underway simultaneously. After this road is completed, all the villages in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture have access to the rural road. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)
Aerial photo taken on Dec. 5, 2019 shows the machinery and equipment needed to be transported to the construction site in Butuo County of Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)
A villager takes a selfie with the Mi-26 heavy transport helicopter at Abuluoha Village in Butuo County of Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 5, 2019. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)
A performer takes part in the Macao International Parade in Macao, south China, Dec. 8, 2019. The parade was held to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)
Silver medalist Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan greets the audience during the awarding ceremony after the men's free skating at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final 2019 in Turin, Italy, Dec. 7, 2019. (Xinhua/Cheng Tingting)
A girl is seen at the Corinth refugee transit camp in Corinth, Greece, on Dec. 8, 2019. Some 90,000 refugees and migrants are stranded in Greece, including 34,700 on islands, according to the latest data from Greek authorities. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)
People take a ride in a vintage subway car during Holiday Nostalgia Rides in New York, the United States, Dec. 8, 2019. Every Sunday between Thanksgiving and New Year, vintage 1930s R1-9 train cars would be placed in regular New York City subway service on specific routes during the annual Holiday Nostalgia Rides, taking passengers back into old times. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)
Relatives of fire victims wait at a hospital in New Delhi, India, Dec. 8, 2019. At least 43 people died and more than 50 others injured in the fire incident. The injured are undergoing medical treatment at four hospitals. The fire broke out in north Delhi's Filmistan area in the early hours of Sunday when more than 100 people, mostly laborers, were asleep inside a four-storey building. (Str/Xinhua)
Photos of Ji Zhe are displayed on the screens of Wukesong sports center during his commemoration activity in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 8, 2019. Ji Zhe, former member of Beijing Ducks of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league, died of lung cancer at 33. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)
Aerial photo taken on Dec. 8, 2019 shows people playing at a garden maze in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)
People participate in the 2019 Chongqing International Half Marathon in Banan District, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Dec. 8, 2019. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)
Chinese soldiers stand in formation aboard missile frigate Weifang at the port of Mombasa, Kenya, Dec. 8, 2019. The missile frigate Weifang from the 33rd escort fleet of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy arrived in Mombasa for technical docking Sunday morning. (Xinhua/Xie Han)
A white stork is released into the wild by staff members at the Poyang Lake National Nature Reserve in east China's Jiangxi Province, Dec. 8, 2019. A total of 120 cured migrant birds were released into the wild in Jiangxi on Sunday. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)
Emperor penguins dive into the ocean in the Antarctica's Prydz Bay, Dec. 6, 2019. Team members of China's 36th Antarctic expedition conducted multidisciplinary observations and researches in Antarctica's Prydz Bay from Dec. 3, to Dec. 7. (Xinhua/Liu Shiping)■
