BEIJING, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.
A Long March-7A rocket carrying two satellites blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 23, 2021. The rocket blasted off at 6:12 p.m. (Beijing Time) and soon sent Shiyan-12 01 and Shiyan-12 02 satellites into preset orbit. The mission marked the 402nd flight of the Long March carrier rockets. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)
Aerial photo shows the Bell Tower in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Dec. 23, 2021. Xi'an imposed a citywide lockdown, effective Thursday, in an effort to curb the spread of the latest COVID-19 resurgence. (Xinhua/Liu Xiao)
A staff member works at a nucleic acid testing site in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Dec. 23, 2021. Xi'an imposed a citywide lockdown, effective Thursday, in an effort to curb the spread of the latest COVID-19 resurgence. (Xinhua/Liu Xiao)
Aerial photo taken on Dec. 22, 2021 shows tourists visiting a glass-bottomed corridor at Fuxi Mountain scenic spot in Xinmi City, central China's Henan Province. In recent years, Fuxi Mountain area in Xinmi has taken advantage of natural resources and local culture to promote tourism, increase people's income and promote regional economic development. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)
Students of a primary school practice skating under the instruction from a coach in Huangpu District of Shanghai, east China, Dec. 22, 2021. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)
People work at the construction site of the Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 23, 2021. The 23rd Harbin Ice-Snow World will open to the public on Saturday. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at his annual press conference in Moscow, Russia, Dec. 23, 2021. (Xinhua/Evgeny Sinitsyn)
Photo taken on Dec. 22, 2021 shows some expired COVID-19 vaccines at a dumpsite in Abuja, Nigeria. The Nigerian government on Wednesday destroyed over 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine withdrawn from across the country after being identified for having a short shelf life. (Photo by Peter Oba/Xinhua)
Photo taken on Dec. 23, 2021 shows an explosion site in Sanaa, Yemen. The Saudi-led coalition launched an airstrike in the center of the Houthi-held capital on Wednesday night. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)
A health worker takes a swab sample from a woman at a COVID-19 testing center in Cascais, Portugal, Dec. 22, 2021. (Photo by Pedro Fiuza/Xinhua)
People wearing masks walk down Winchester High Street in Winchester, Britain, Dec. 22, 2021. Britain has recorded 106,122 coronavirus cases in the latest 24-hour period, exceeding 100,000 daily cases for the first time since the start of the pandemic and bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 11,647,473, according to official figures released Wednesday. (Photo by Tim Ireland/Xinhua)
A girl plays with a dog at the Waf Cafe in Lille, northern France, Dec. 22, 2021. The Waf Cafe in Lille permanently welcomes dogs that have been abandoned. Customers can play with or simply pet them. Since its creation five years ago, more than 100 abandoned dogs have found a family thanks to the Waf Cafe. (Photo by Sebastien Courdji/Xinhua)
Roma's Eldor Shomurodov (L) vies with Sampdoria's Wladimiro Falcone during a Serie A football match between Roma and Sampdoria in Rome, Italy, on Dec. 22, 2021. (Photo by Augusto Casasoli/ Xinhua)■
