A portrait of the late Malawian Vice President Saulos Chilima is displayed during his funeral in Lilongwe, Malawi, June 16, 2024.
Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera has declared June 17 a public holiday to allow Malawians to attend, or follow, the funeral ceremony and burial of the country's Vice President Saulos Chilima who died in a plane crash on June 10.
Chilima, along with eight other officials, including the country's former First Lady Patricia Shanil Dzimbiri, were on their way to the funeral of former attorney general and justice minister Ralph Kasambara, when the crash happened due to bad weather, according to authorities. (Photo by Joseph Mizere/Xinhua)
Protesters are seen as Boeing President and CEO Dave Calhoun (front) testifies during a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing titled "Boeing's Broken Safety Culture" in Washington, D.C., the United States, on June 18, 2024. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)
A rice transplanter works at a smart planting base in Datonghu District of Yiyang City, central China's Hunan Province, April 10, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai)
An aerial drone photo taken on June 18, 2024 shows surging water flow in the section of Rongjiang River in Rong'an County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)
Birds fly at the Puzhehei national wetland park in Qiubei County of southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 18, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Jingyi)
Al Horford (top R) and Derrick White (bottom R) of Boston Celtics vie against Kyrie Irving (top L) and Dereck Lively II of Dallas Mavericks during Game 5 between Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks at the 2023-2024 season NBA Finals in Boston, the United States, June 17, 2024. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)
Tibetan antelopes are pictured at sunset in Qiangtang National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 16, 2024. Tibetan antelopes, a native species in China's Qinghai-Tibet Plateau under first-class state protection, have recently embarked their birth-giving season. Their total population has exceeded 300,000, over 200,000 of which are living in Qiangtang National Nature Reserve. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
Workers sort parcels at a transit hub of SF Express in Tianjin, north China, June 18, 2024. During the country's mid-year shopping spree, known as the "618" shopping festival, e-commerce and logistics companies, as well as online and offline enterprises, have prepared well to cope with the surging demand. (Xinhua/Li Ran)
Visitors look at a robotic dog during the 2024 Changchun International Optoelectronic Expo in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, June 18, 2024.
The expo kicked off here on Tuesday, with 675 companies displaying latest products and high-tech innovations in the optoelectronic industry. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)
