Today in Pictures, Jan 2, 2020

Fireworks display on New Year's Day in Singapore, final send-off for victims of Lucky Plaza accident in Singapore, and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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Jan 02, 2020, 11:54 AM

Fireworks display at the Marina Bay countdown celebration on Jan 1, 2020. Revellers thronged the bay area from as early as 3pm on Tuesday to be part of the festivities. PHOTO; THE STRAITS TIMES/JASON QUAH

Mourners sending off the final journey of the body of Ms Arlyn Picar Nucos leaving in a hearse at Sin Ming Funeral parlour on Jan 1, 2020. Ms Nucos was one of the victims in Sunday’s Lucky Plaza accident. PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES/KELVIN CHNG

Ms Ronalyn, cousin of the deceased Ms Abigail Danao Leste at the wake doing video conferencing on the messaging group with the deceased families members in Phillippines on Jan 1, 2020. Ms Danao was one of the victims in Sunday’s Lucky Plaza accident. PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES/KELVIN CHNG

Indonesian people wade through floodwaters at Jatibening on the outskirt of Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. Severe flooding hit Indonesia's capital just after residents celebrating New Year's Eve, forcing a closure of an airport and thousands of inhabitants to flee their flooded homes. PHOTO: AP

Land Transport Authority officers outside Compass One mall in Sengkang on Jan 1, 2020. Besides taking action against errant e-scooter users, they also checked devices such as power-assisted bicycles (above) to ensure they complied with the authorities’ safety criteria. PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES/GIN TAY

A person dressed in a costume of anime character Doraemon attends an anti-government demonstration on New Year's Day to call for better governance and democratic reforms in Hong Kong, China, January 1, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

Hashd al-Shaabi (paramilitary forces) fighters set fire on the U.S. Embassy wall to condemn air strikes on their bases, in Baghdad, Iraq December 31, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

Those who worked on and helped out at The Bicentennial Experience celebrating the end of the show with a bang at its final curtain call on New Year’s Eve on Dec 31, 2019. PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES/DESMOND FOO

Worshipers carry a "mikoshi" or portable shrine in the sea during a festival to wish for calm waters in the ocean and good fortune in the new year in Oiso, Kanagawa prefecture, west of Tokyo, Japan, January 1, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

Revellers dress up to celebrate the New Year in Coin, near Malaga, Spain December 31, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

Participants take part in the annual New Year's Day "Loony Dook" swim, in the Firth of Forth, in South Queensferry, near Edinburgh, on January 1, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

Polar Bear plungers bring in the New Year by jumping in the frigid waters of the Tay River in Perth, Ontario, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. PHOTO: THE CANADIAN PRESS VIA AP

Participants take part in the annual New Year's Day Parade in central London, on January 1, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

An aircraft flies past the moon during the last day of 2019 on the outskirts of Chandigarh on December 31, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

A boy takes pictures by the sea during sunset in the southeast resort of Ayia Napa in the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. PHOTO: AP

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