Xinhua photos of the day

Kids enjoy in Bangkok Sea Life Ocean World aquarium in Bangkok, Thailand, Oct. 9, 2024. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)

A researcher shows a lunar sample retrieved by the Chang’e-6 mission at the lunar sample laboratory in the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 24, 2024.
A research paper published in September on the lunar samples brought back by the Chang’e-6 mission says that the Chang’e-6 samples exhibit “distinct characteristics” compared to previously obtained lunar samples. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

Huge waves are seen along a seaside road in Havana, Cuba, Oct. 9, 2024. Hurricane Milton brought intermittent rainfall to Cuba. (Photo by Joaquin Hernandez/Xinhua)

People mourn during a funeral for victims of a recent ferry accident in Goma, the capital of the North Kivu Province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on Oct. 10, 2024. At least 87 people were killed last Thursday after the ferry capsized near the port of Kituku, according to a provincial government report that did not specify the number of people on board. (Photo by Zanem Nety Zaidi/Xinhua)

A man looks at an exhibit during the exhibition “Long Live Impressionism!” during the press preview at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Oct. 9, 2024. (Photo by Sylvia Lederer/Xinhua)

A Long March-3B carrier rocket carrying a new high-orbit internet services satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Oct. 10, 2024. The satellite was launched at 9:50 p.m. (Beijing Time) and then entered its preset orbit. It is the third member of an internet delivery high-orbit satellite group. (Photo by Li Zhiyong/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 9, 2024 shows a view of the Ciqikou ancient town in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality. Located by the Jialing River in Chongqing, the ancient town of Ciqikou was first built in the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127). In recent years, local authorities have advanced the integration of cultural and tourism development and the urban renewal, while preserving the authentic charm of the ancient town. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

Chris Wakelin reacts during the quarterfinal match between Judd Trump of England and Chris Wakelin of England at the 2024 World Snooker Wuhan Open in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province, Oct. 10, 2024. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

A Turkish girl evacuated from Lebanon arrives in Mersin, southern Türkiye, on Oct. 10, 2024. Türkiye announced on Tuesday that it will evacuate Turkish citizens from Lebanon on Wednesday, as Israel’s bombing of the country intensifies. (Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua)