BEIJING, July 11 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.

A father holding a bouquet of flowers takes photos for his son after the national college entrance exam outside an exam venue in Beijing, capital of China, July 10, 2020. The annual national college entrance exam in Beijing concluded on Friday. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

Ding Wei, head coach of Guangzhou Loong Lions, reacts during a match between Beijing Royal Fighters and Guangzhou Loong Lions at the 2019-2020 Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, July 9, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhu Zheng)

Children play at a park in front of the That Luang Stupa with coronavirus-related restrictions being eased in Vientiane, Laos, on July 9, 2020. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

Aerial photo taken on July 9, 2020 shows water gushing out from a gate of the Lijiaxia Hydropower Station at the border of Jainca County and Hualong County in northwest China's Qinghai Province. Due to the increasing amount of water inflow volume from the upper reaches of the Yellow River, the Lijiaxia Hydropower Station started to open the gate to release water from June 18 as a way to prepare for the flood peak. (Xinhua/Wu Gang)

Photo taken on July 10, 2020 shows a Hongqi H5 sedan displayed during a launch event at the 17th China Changchun International Automobile Expo in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

People mourn for deceased Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon at the Seoul National University Hospital in Seoul, South Korea, July 10, 2020. The 64-year-old mayor was found dead in the woods of Mount Bugak near his residence around midnight Friday local time. No sign of foul play was found, but the police was investigating the exact cause of his death. (Seoul Metropolitan Government/Handout via Xinhua)

Singapore's Prime Minister and Secretary-General of the People's Action Party (PAP) Lee Hsien Loong (C) arrives at the PAP Ang Mo Kio branch office in Singapore, on July 11, 2020. Singapore's ruling People's Action Party (PAP) won 83 of the 93 parliamentary seats in Singapore's general election, Returning Officer Tan Meng Dui said on Saturday. The Workers' Party (WP), which got six seats in the 2015 election, won 10 seats this year. (Xinhua/Then Chih Wey)

Photo taken on June 28, 2020 shows white Mongolian horses at a breeding base in West Ujimqin Banner of Xilingol League, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, June 28, 2020. The total number of white Mongolian horses at the West Ujimqin Banner, known as home to this species of horses, has exceeded 6,000 at present. (Xinhua/Jia Lijun)

The Milky Way is photographed in the starry night in suburb of Wellington, capital of New Zealand, July 10, 2020. (Xinhua/Guo Lei)

The image of Nikola Tesla is projected on a fountain on the occasion of the 164th anniversary of the birth of the scientist in Zagreb, Croatia, on July 9, 2020. (Matija Habljak/Pixsell via Xinhua)

Photo taken on July 9, 2020 shows flamingoes at Lake Mogan in Ankara, Turkey. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

Brown-headed gulls fly over the Qinghai Lake in northwest China's Qinghai Province, July 10, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang)

Riot police officers respond to petrol bombs with tear gas during protests in Athens, Greece, July 9, 2020. The Greek parliament on Thursday passed a bill regulating public protests amid protests staged by opposition parties and labor unions. Some 10,000 protesters marched in the center of the capital Athens on Thursday in three separate demonstrations organized by the radical left SYRIZA party, the umbrella union of civil servants ADEDY and the Greek Communist party KKE-affiliated PAME labor union. (Photo by Lefteris Partsalis/Xinhua)

Wang Fei, head coach of Shanxi Loongs, gestures during a match between Xinjiang Flying Tigers and Shanxi Loongs at the 2019-2020 Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, July 10, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhu Zheng)■