Our world in photos: January 31
INDONESIA — Lunar New Year: A young boy played under lanterns decorating Hok Lay Kiong temple on the evening of the Chinese New year, in Bekasi, on Monday. People across Asia prepared on Monday for muted Lunar New Year celebrations amid concerns over the virulent omicron variant, even as increasing vaccination rates raised hopes that the Year of the Tiger might bring life back closer to normal.
Photo: Dita Alangkara/AP
Photo: Jorge Saenz/AP
Photo: Eric Gay/AP
Photo: Marcelo Chello/AP
Brooklyn Boro
View MoreNew York City’s most populous borough, Brooklyn, is home to nearly 2.6 million residents. If Brooklyn were an independent city it would be the fourth largest city in the United States. While Brooklyn has become the epitome of ‘cool and hip’ in recent years, for those that were born here, raised families here and improved communities over the years, Brooklyn has never been ‘uncool’.