Mayor Eric Adams addresses attendees during a vigil held in honour of Michelle Go, whose image is displayed on a near by building (top, rear), who was killed after being pushed onto subway tracks on January 15, in Times Square, New York on January 18, 2022. (Photo by Ed JONES / AFP)
Mayor Eric Adams addresses attendees during a vigil held in honour of Michelle Go, whose image is displayed on a near by building (top, rear), who was killed after being pushed onto subway tracks on January 15, in Times Square, New York on January 18, 2022. (Photo by Ed JONES / AFP)
Ethiopian Orthodox worshippers get sprinkled with water in the compound of Fasilides Bath during the celebration of Timkat, the Ethiopian epiphany, in the city of Gondar. AFP
Ethiopian Orthodox worshippers get sprinkled with water in the compound of Fasilides Bath during the celebration of Timkat, the Ethiopian epiphany, in the city of Gondar. AFP
Art installation 'City Gazing Dubai' by VOUW studio from the Netherlands goes on display at DIFC Gate Avenue in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
Art installation 'City Gazing Dubai' by VOUW studio from the Netherlands goes on display at DIFC Gate Avenue in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
'The Ivory Plaque', looted from Nimrod, Iraq, is displayed during a ceremony in New York to officially repatriate several trafficked ancient artefacts to Iraq. AP
'The Ivory Plaque', looted from Nimrod, Iraq, is displayed during a ceremony in New York to officially repatriate several trafficked ancient artefacts to Iraq. AP
Members of the media photograph Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaving 10 Downing Street, London, to attend Prime Minister's Questions at the Houses of Parliament. PA
Members of the media photograph Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaving 10 Downing Street, London, to attend Prime Minister's Questions at the Houses of Parliament. PA
An employee tries to start the engine of a school bus after Toronto District School Board facilities were shut for a second day due to heavy snowfall in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada. Reuters
An employee tries to start the engine of a school bus after Toronto District School Board facilities were shut for a second day due to heavy snowfall in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada. Reuters
A man walks past a destroyed building of a former military installation in the village of Vesyoloye in the suburb of Donetsk, capital of a self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic in eastern Ukraine. AFP
A man walks past a destroyed building of a former military installation in the village of Vesyoloye in the suburb of Donetsk, capital of a self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic in eastern Ukraine. AFP
A musician cries outside St Brigid's Church in Mountbolus, Ireland, during the funeral of Ashling Murphy, who was murdered while out jogging, Reuters
A musician cries outside St Brigid's Church in Mountbolus, Ireland, during the funeral of Ashling Murphy, who was murdered while out jogging, Reuters
Migrants await immigration officers after arriving in Dungeness, England, in an inflatable dinghy from France. Getty Images
Migrants await immigration officers after arriving in Dungeness, England, in an inflatable dinghy from France. Getty Images
Activists from anti-poverty organisation the ONE Campaign stage a protest in Parliament Square, London, calling for the sharing of coronavirus vaccines with developing countries. EPA
Activists from anti-poverty organisation the ONE Campaign stage a protest in Parliament Square, London, calling for the sharing of coronavirus vaccines with developing countries. EPA
Egyptian worker Ahmed El-Gon, 67, uses his mouth to spray water onto a piece of clothing before he uses a traditional leg iron at his shop in Darasa district, Egypt. EPA
Egyptian worker Ahmed El-Gon, 67, uses his mouth to spray water onto a piece of clothing before he uses a traditional leg iron at his shop in Darasa district, Egypt. EPA

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January 19, 2022

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Updated: January 20, 2022, 11:45 AM`