Today in Pictures, Dec 1, 2020

New mask collection drive in Singapore kicks off, Olympic Rings back in Tokyo, Japan, and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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Dec 01, 2020, 03:37 PM

People collecting new reusable face masks at a vending machine in the Toa Payoh Bus Interchange on the first day of distribution by Temasek Foundation on Nov 30, 2020. Each person is entitled to one free mask kit, which contains a pair of reusable masks and three mask filters.
PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES/KUA CHEE SIONG

Kaysha Zulaikha, five, collecting masks with her siblings at the Bukit Panjang Community Centre on Nov 30, 2020. The masks are available in four sizes – small, medium, large and extra large – with the small ones intended for children under eight.
PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES/NG SOR LUAN

The Olympic rings are reinstalled at the waterfront in Tokyo on Dec 1, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

PM Lee Hsien Loong arrives at the High Court on Dec 1, 2020, for the week-long libel suit against Mr Terry Xu, editor of The Online Citizen (TOC) website.
PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES/JASON QUAH

A woman sets afloat lanterns on the water during the Japanese ceremony "Tooro Nagashi" with names of people who died from the coronavirus disease, in Brasilia, Brazil Nov 30, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

A donkey jumps off a boat after crossing a river from Ethiopia to Sudan, near the Hamdeyat refugees transit camp, which houses Ethiopian refugees fleeing the fighting in the Tigray region, on the Sudan-Ethiopia border, Sudan, Nov 30, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

A man waves a whip as he rides a camel near the village of Wad al Hulaywah, Sudan, Nov 30, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

The moon rises over a pagoda in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, on Nov 30, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

A giant Christmas tree stands at the Galeries Lafayette department store where lights were switched on for the festive season in Paris, France, Nov 30, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

Decorations for Christmas and New Year in front of St. Basil's Cathedral amid the coronavirus pandemic in Moscow, Russia, Nov 30, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

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