WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett attends her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Oct. 13, 2020.

ATHENS, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (R) meets with German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas in Athens, Greece, on Oct. 13, 2020. Kyriakos Mitsotakis reiterated on Tuesday Greeces dismay at Turkeys stance amidst efforts to de-escalate tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean, during a meeting with visiting German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas.

SAO PAULO, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- A visitor gets his temperature checked at Sao Paulo Museum of Art after its reopening amid COVID-19 outbreak in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Oct. 13, 2020.

PETAH TIKVA, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- An Israeli medical worker takes a sample from a girl for COVID-19 test at a drive-thru testing site in central Israel city of Petah Tikva on Oct. 13, 2020. The total number of COVID-19 cases in Israel surged to 296,652 on Tuesday after the addition of 2,621 new cases, Israels Ministry of Health said.

LONDON, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- A man wearing a face mask walks past a shop in London, Britain, on Oct. 13, 2020. The coronavirus-related deaths in Britain rose by 143 to 43,018, marking the highest daily figure since June, according to official figures released Tuesday. Another 17,234 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 634,920, the latest data showed.

MEXICO CITY, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- A bird stands on cempasuchil (Mexican marigold) flowers in Xochimilco, Mexico City, Mexico, on Oct. 13, 2020. The Cempasuchil flower is used in Mexico to celebrate the Day of the Dead.

ROME, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte wearing a face mask speaks during a press conference on governments new anti-COVID-19 measures at Palazzo Chigi, Rome, Italy, Oct. 13, 2020. New restrictions on social life to stem the coronavirus entered into force in Italy on Tuesday. Prime Minister Conte said at a press conference on Tuesday that the governments new anti-COVID-19 measures will prevent the need for another nationwide lockdown.