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2019-12-20 08:48:04
Beijing Review 2019年51期

NEW ZEALAND

Rescuers land on the White Island, a tourist attraction, after volcanic eruption on December 9. The eruption left 14 people dead

FRANCE

Police and striking workers face off in Lille on December 10. A general strike hit train, metro and bus services while civil servants, teachers and students joined in to protest the governments plan to reform the pension system

UNITED STATES

Police cordon off a street near the scene of a shootout in Jersey City, New Jersey, on December 10. A police officer, three civilians and the two suspects were killed

KUWAIT

A visitor passes by military equipment at the Fifth Gulf Defense and Aerospace Exhibition, which attracted more than 200 armament companies from 31 countries and regions, in Hawalli Governorate on December 10

SWITZERLAND

World Trade Organization Director General Roberto Azevêdo talks about the impasse in its Appellate Body at a press conference in Geneva on December 10. The institution ceased functioning on December 11 due to the U.S. blocking of new appointments

GERMANY

Staff members hold twin panda cubs Meng Yuan and Meng Xiang at the Zoo Berlin on December 10. The first panda cubs born in Berlin got named 100 days after their birth