Today in Pictures, Jan 2, 2025
Ancient Aymara event in Peru, lightning over Montevideo, and more images from around the world in Today in Pictures.
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Aymara indigenous people celebrate the Roscasiri in the Pomata District, one of seven districts of the Chucuito province in the Puno region, Peru, on Jan 1, 2025. They decorate themselves with bread and fruit that represent abundance for the new year.
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People queue up to enter the palace grounds to attend the Emperor's traditional New Year's greetings at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan 2.
PHOTO: AFP
Lightning is seen during a thunderstorm over Montevideo, Uruguay, on Jan 1.
PHOTO: AFP
Waves crash over Newhaven Lighthouse and the breakwater in Newhaven, England, on Jan 1, as weather warnings were put in place for rain, snow and wind across Britain.
PHOTO: AFP
Pedestrians looking at a billboard displaying images of elderly people as part of the New Year celebrations in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Jan 2.
PHOTO: AFP
Dancers perform during a live telecast of the New Year countdown celebrations in Beijing, China, on Jan 1.
PHOTO: AFP
Children riding a makeshift swing at Maidan area in Kolkata, India, on Jan 1.
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An official from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Committee at the site where a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 aircraft crashed and burst into flames at Muan International Airport in Muan on Jan 2.
PHOTO: AFP
Revellers take part in a New Year's Day swim in Lake Geneva with its 7.3 deg C waters in Geneva, Switzerland, on Jan 1.
PHOTO: AFP
