Tuesday January 9, Our World in Pictures

January 9, 2018 Brooklyn Daily Eagle

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NEVADA — Visitors Try Out Virtual Reality Headsets: People look through Sony PlayStation VR headsets after a Sony news conference at CES International on Monday in Las Vegas.

NEW JERSEY — Remembering Gov. Brendan Byrne: A service member plays “Taps” next to a photograph of former New Jersey Gov. Brendan Byrne during his memorial service in Millburn on Monday. Byrne died last week at age 93. Several former governors and current members of the congressional delegation are attending the memorial service of the two-term Democrat. Byrne is remembered for being a bipartisan leader and for authorizing the law permitting gambling in Atlantic City.

THE BRONX — Family Holds Memorial Service: In this Monday photo, family members and other mourners attend a service for fire victims Holt Francis; his wife Karen Stewart-Francis, 37; their daughters, Kylie, 2, and Kelesha, 7; and their cousin, Shawntay Young, 19. The family members died in a fatal fire in the Bronx that took more than a dozen lives on Dec. 28.

PHILIPPINES — Crowds Gather for Feast Day: Roman Catholic devotees mount the image of the Black Nazarene on a hearse prior to a raucous procession to celebrate its feast day on Tuesday in Manila. A massive crowd of mostly barefoot Filipino Catholics joined an annual procession of a centuries-old statue of Jesus Christ under tight security amidst fears of possible attacks by Islamic extremists.

GEORGIA — Alabama Wins Championship Game: In this Monday photo, an Alabama cheerleader is reflected in the costume of a band member before the NCAA college football playoff championship game against Georgia in Atlanta.

AUSTRIA — Skiers Compete in World Cup: Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States competes during the Ladies Night Slalom in Flachau on Tuesday.

SWITZERLAND — Snow Strands Tourists: Children walk past trees after heavy snowfall in Saas Fee on Tuesday. Unusually heavy snowfall and a high risk of Alpine avalanches stranded some 13,000 tourists Tuesday in the Swiss resort of Zermatt at the base of famed Matterhorn Mountain. With nearby roads, trains, cable cars, ski slopes and hiking trails into the town closed, Swiss authorities deployed helicopters to ferry some tourists to a nearby village to escape the snowbound Alpine valley.

UKRAINE — Family Mourns: Relatives of Iryna Nozdrovska cry over her coffin in Dymer on Tuesday. Ukrainian police say they have arrested a suspect in the murder of Nozdrovska, a lawyer whose death sparked demonstrations outside the national police headquarters in Kiev.

PERU – Toyota Burns: The Toyota of driver Alicia Reina and co-driver Carlos Dante Pelayo, both of Argentina, burns after catching fire during the third stage of the 2018 Dakar Rally in Pisco, Peru, Monday.

CUBA – Revolution Anniversary: A boy dressed as a “Guajiro” travels in a vintage American car during a caravan marking the 59th anniversary of the arrival of Fidel Castro and his rebel army in Regla, outskirts of Havana, Cuba, Monday. Castro and his rebels arrived in Havana via caravan on Jan. 8, 1959, after toppling dictator Fulgencio Batista.

PARAGUAY – Plants Cover River: Hundreds of Victoria Cruziana plants float over the Salado river water in Piquete Cue, near Limpio, on Asuncion’s outskirts, Paraguay, Sunday. This water lily that grows up to 2 meters wide, was according to locals believed to be extinct in the area.

ENGLAND – Train Strike: Commuters wait for trains at Clapham Junction train station in London, Monday. Thousands of commuters face a week of mayhem from Monday as Southern, Greater Anglia and South Western Railway staff plough ahead with planned strike action.