Normal Life gradually resume in Baku amid COVID-19 pandemic

11:55, August 19, 2020

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  UEFA 1st qualifying round: Crvena Zvezda vs. Europa FC

  Europa's head coach Rafael Escobar Obrero gestures during UEFA Champions League first qualifying round football match between Crvena Zvezda and Europa FC in Belgrade, Serbia on Aug. 18, 2020. (Xinhua/Predrag Milosavljevic) .

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  Bayern Munich team train ahead of UEFA Champions League semifinal

  The Bayern Munich team train during a training session ahead of their UEFA Champions League Semi Final match against Olympique Lyonnais at Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica in Lisbon, Portugal, Aug. 18, 2020. (Photo by Julian Finney/UEFA via Xinhua) .

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  Three Gorges Reservoir increases discharge flow to deal with fifth flood

  In response to the fifth flood this year, the Changjiang Water Resources Commission of the Ministry of Water Resources once again dispatched the upstream reservoir group, and plans to use the 3.5 billion cubic meters of reservoir capacity of Xiluodu, Xiangjiaba, Wudongde and other reservoirs to intercept floods in the Sichuan-Chongqing reach and the Three Gorges Reservoir. (Photos: IC; Compiled by An Bowen)It is expected to reduce the peak flow of about 70,000 cubic meters per second to about 68,000 cubic meters per second.At 4 pm on August 17, the Three Gorges Reservoir increased its discharge flow to 44,000 cubic meters per second to control the risks in the middle and lower reaches.Affected by continuous heavy rain in recent days, the water level at Cuntan Hydrological Station (Chongqing Jiangbei) on the upper reaches of the Changjiang River stopped falling and rebounded.At 2 pm on August 17, the water level rose to 50,400 cubic meters per second, and the Changjiang River saw its fifth flood in 2020.On August 18, 2020, river water leaked through the flood discharge hole of the Three Gorges Dam.

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  Ferris wheel "Donghu Eye" opens to public in Wuhan

  Aerial photo taken on Aug.17, 2020 shows a ferris wheel near the Donghu Lake in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. The ferris wheel, dubbed "Donghu Eye", opened to the public on Tuesday.