BEIJING, Jan. 14, 2020 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.
The Taal Volcano erupts with a massive plume of ash and steam in Batangas Province, the Philippines, Jan. 13, 2020. Nearly 50,000 people living near a volcano on an island close to the Philippine capital have heeded official warning to evacuate as fears of an eruption grew, officials said on Monday.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology increased the alert level for Taal Volcano in Talisay town in Batangas, approximately 66 km south of Manila, on Sunday to 4 on a scale of 5, indicating an increased prospect of a hazardous eruption "within hours to days." (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
Photo taken on Jan. 12, 2020 shows burnt trees left by bushfires in the village of Wingello, about one and a half hour drive from Canberra, capital of Australia. At least 28 people have died and more than 2,000 homes have been destroyed across the country in bushfires in Australia. (Photo by Chu Chen/Xinhua)
Robert Abela (C) waves to supporters in Valletta, Malta, Jan. 13, 2020. Robert Abela, the newly-elected leader of Malta's Labor Party, was officially sworn in as Prime Minister on Monday at a ceremony at the President's Palace in Valletta. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)
Japanese Ambassador to Malaysia Hiroshi Oka (L, front) and Malaysian Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad (R, front) talk to the media after visiting Momota Kento at a hospital in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Jan. 13, 2020. Japan's badminton player Momota Kento was injured in traffic accident in Malaysia on early Monday. He is in stable condition despite a minor injury, police and badminton officials said. (Xinhua/Chong Voon Chung)
Soldiers of the Southern Transitional Council (STC) are seen on a military vehicle in Aden, Yemen, Jan. 13, 2020. Warring forces of Yemen's government and the STC refused on Monday to withdraw back from the country's southern regions despite signing a Saudi-brokered deal, and stayed on their military positions in Aden and neighboring provinces such as Abyan and Shabwa, an official of Aden's local authority told Xinhua on condition of anonymity. (Photo by Murad Abdo/Xinhua)
Photo taken on Jan. 13, 2020 shows a poster of the Year of the Rat stamp sheet at the United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA), at the UN headquarters in New York. The United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) has issued a special-event stamp sheet to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)
Workers perform maintenance checks on the roof of Singapore's Esplanade on Jan. 13, 2020. (Xinhua/Then Chih Wey)
An Amazigh (Berber) girl participates in a rally to celebrate Amazigh New Year known as Yennayer in Rabat, Morocco, Jan. 12, 2020. (Photo by Chadi/Xinhua)
Picture shows a high-resolution image of the most distant known blazar, produced by a team led by Chinese astronomers. A team led by Chinese astronomers has produced high-resolution images of the most distant known blazar, which they say could help study the evolvement of galaxies born in the early universe, said an article published this week by Nature Communications.
"The object is one of the most distant ones known to date in the class of active galactic nucleus," said An Tao, the team leader and a researcher at the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory. (Xinhua)
Photo taken on Jan. 9, 2020 shows whooper swans flying in sunrise at the national nature reserve for whooper swans in Rongcheng City, east China's Shandong Province. With unique geographical location and comprehensive ecological protection of wetlands, Rongcheng provides favorable natural conditions for thousands of whooper swans to spend winter. The nature reserve for whooper swans here was established in 1985 and promoted to the state level in 2007. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)
Members of a "Shehuo" performance team rehearse for the upcoming Chinese Spring Festival on a square in Jing'an Town of Zhangye City, northwest China's Gansu Province, Jan. 13, 2020. "Shehuo" performance is a time-honoured festivity during the celebration of Chinese Spring Festival in multiple forms such as dragon dance, stilt walking, yangge dance, lion dance and other folk performances. (Photo by Wang Jiang/Xinhua)
Maintenance men inspect railroads on Xilingol grassland in Xilinhot, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 13, 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Lei)■
