Today in Pictures, Dec 20, 2024
Lawmakers clash in Taipei, a light projection show on Singapore’s The Fullerton Hotel and more images from around the world in Today in Pictures.
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Lawmakers from the main opposition Kuomintang (in white) trying to break into Parliament, which the Democratic Progressive Party occupied to avoid the passing of amendments to the Civil Servants Election and Recall Act and other controversial Bills, in Taipei on Dec 20.
PHOTO: AFP
Macau’s new chief executive, Mr Sam Hou-fai (left), being sworn in by Chinese President Xi Jinping during an inauguration ceremony as part of the 25th handover anniversary celebrations in Macau on Dec 20.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Artistes performing during the 80th anniversary of Vietnam’s People’s Army and the 35th anniversary of the All-People Defence Festival at the National Convention Centre in Hanoi on Dec 20.
PHOTO: EPA-EFE
A media preview of Brightening Lives, a light projection show that is part of Marina Bay Singapore Countdown 2025, at The Fullerton Hotel Singapore on Dec 19.
ST PHOTO: CHONG JUN LIANG
A diver wearing a Santa Claus costume feeding a manta ray ahead of Christmas at the Sea Life Bangkok Ocean World aquarium in Thailand on Dec 19.
PHOTO: REUTERS
A 12m-tall statue of Young-hee, the iconic doll from Netflix’s Squid Game, on a barge in front of Wat Arun temple on the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok on Dec 19 ahead of the South Korean TV series' second season.
PHOTO: AFP
People standing on a hill over the village of Handrema in the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte on Dec 19 after Cyclone Chido hit the archipelago.
PHOTO: AFP
A Google Street View picture showing a man placing what appears to be a bag with a body in a car’s boot, in Tajueco, Spain, in October 2023. The imaged was later used by the Spanish police as part of a missing person investigation.
PHOTO: REUTERS
A drone view showing a damaged mosque at al-Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus on Dec 19.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Striking workers picketing on Dec 19 outside the Amazon DAX5 warehouse in City of Industry, California.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Loaded lorries driving on the Baguazhou Yangtze River Bridge for a safety test inspection in Nanjing, in China’s Jiangsu province, on Dec 18.
PHOTO: AFP

