Singapore (AFP) – In Singapore, where graffiti is banned, young creatives have taken over an old shopping mall, spray painting colourful murals and holding art workshops to bring the space back to life. Around half a century old, Peace Centre is scheduled to face the wrecking ball later this year, but fans say it has provided a rare space for self-expression.
Big Bend (United States) (AFP) – Vice President Kamala Harris puts abortion rights at the center of President Biden’s reelection campaign. “Every time reproductive freedom has been on the ballot, the people of America have voted for freedom,” Harris says to a crowd in Big Bend, Wisconsin, which is expected to be one of the most closely fought states in this year’s election.
Pyongyang (AFP) – Images of daily life on the streets of Pyongyang, North Korea as temperatures drop to as low as -15 degrees celsius. IMAGES
Canberra (AFP) – Australian officials announce “unprecedented” sanctions against a Russian hacker over a crippling 2022 cyber attack that involved the theft of sensitive medical records from Medibank Private, one of the country’s largest private health insurers.
After Florida Governor Ron DeSantis suspended his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination on January 21, saying he would throw his support behind frontrunner Donald Trump, his supporters in New Hampshire say they are “very upset” and “disappointed”.
Masham (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Heavy rain brought by Storm Isha causes flooding and road closures in North Yorkshire, after the whole of the United Kingdom was subject to weather warnings for its ninth named storm since September.
Samarra (Iraq) (AFP) – A concrete wall built to protect the Iraqi city of Sammara is stopping many from leaving and hampering sorely-needed urban expansion. Built more than a decade ago at the height of Iraq’s civil war, which tore apart the multi-faith, multi-ethnic country, authorities say the wall must remain to prevent the threat of sectarian jihadist violence, even as security has gradually improved.
Epping (United States) (AFP) – Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley meets voters at a restaurant in Epping, New Hampshire, where she enjoys her strongest support, ahead of Tuesday’s first US primary election.
Ayodhya (India) (AFP) – India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates a flashpoint temple that embodies the triumph of his muscular Hindu nationalist politics.
Lima (AFP) – Andean foreign, interior and defense ministers take a family photo in Lima, ahead of an emergency meeting organized to define joint actions against transnational crime, amid the escalating security crisis in Ecuador. IMAGES
