Defense Forces Day commemoration ceremony held in Zimbabwe

08:16, August 15, 2018

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  Pic story: disabled female farmer shakes off poverty through hard work

  He Xiaoqun waters flowers at home in Jielong Township, Wulong District of southwest China's Chongqing, June 11, 2018. Due to a fever caused by meningitis when she was three years old, He Xiaoqun never stood up afterwards. After lying in bed for one year, She tried to walk by crouching and learnt to live by herself. At the age of 20, she married farmer Zhao Zhiwan. Since then, she has started to plant crops and traditional Chinese herbs and raise poultry at home. Thanks to her hard work, her family shook off poverty in 2016. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

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  Sichuan's Litang takes on new look after reform in old area and restoration of ancient buildings

  Aerial photo taken on Aug. 13, 2018 shows a Tibetan village in Letong Town in Litang County, southwest China's Sichuan Province. In recent years, the Litang County has taken on a new look due to reform in its old area and restoration of ancient buildings. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

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  Aftermaths of typhoon Yagi in Marikina City, the Philippines

  A resident holds on to a box full of his belongings as he swims through the flood brought by tropical storm Yagi in Marikina City, the Philippines, Aug. 12, 2018. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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  Sanya welcomes increasing number of tourists since beginning of summer vacation

  Tourists experience diving at an aquarium in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Aug. 3, 2018. (Photos: Xinhua)