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Yaoundé (AFP) – Cameroonian journalists pay tribute to their colleague Martinez Zogo, kidnapped and found dead five days after his disappearance, his body mutilated. Candles are lit at the headquarters of his private radio station Amplitude FM, while representatives of the profession meet with Communication Minister Rene Emmanuel Sadi to express their anger and fear. “The message that is being sent through the barbarity of Martinez Zogo’s assassination is a message of fear that is being instilled in the midst of journalists and in the midst of all those who have decided not to remain silent in the face of the misdemeanours that are taking place in this country,” says Jean Bruno Tagne, director of Naja TV.

Washington (AFP) – The United States is suing Google for its dominance of the online advertising market, announces Attorney General Merrick Garland from the US Justice Department in Washington, DC.

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – “About the NATO membership, we have to take it calmly and we have to wait for the elections in Turkey to take place” says Finnish President Sauli Niinisto. The comment comes after the Finnish Minister of Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto announced Finland has to consider joining NATO without Sweden, whose bid appears to grind to a halt after Ankara blasted Stockholm over anti-Turkey protests. “Keep your watch on the ball but don’t be a ball yourself,” adds Niinisto.

Geneva (AFP) – The World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says that one of its doctors has been abducted in Mali by “unidentified assailants from his car”. “We’re working with local authorities to investigate the abduction and insure our colleague quick return to his family. Health workers should never be a target” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus adds during a press conference in Geneva.

Noida (India) (AFP) – For his latest Paris haute couture collection, Indian designer Rahul Mishra’s attempts to encapsulate the universe. Monday’s Fashion Week debut of “Cosmos” is the latest showcase for one of Asia’s leading stylists, whose works have been modelled by Michelle Yeoh, Viola Davis and other major film stars.

Belgaum (India) (AFP) – Dedicated to an Indian goddess as a child, Huvakka Bhimappa’s years of sexual servitude began when her uncle took her virginity, raping her in exchange for a saree and some jewellery. Bhimappa was not yet 10 years old when she became a “devadasi” — girls coerced by their parents into an elaborate wedding ritual with a Hindu deity, many of whom are then forced into illegal prostitution.

Macau (AFP) – Macau’s streets were packed in the run-up to the Lunar New Year after pandemic controls were abruptly lifted. “We don’t have enough goods for this Lunar New Year as we didn’t expect this,” a business owner surnamed Li told AFP.

Monterey Park (United States) (AFP) – People from Monterey Park community and Los Angeles lay flowers in front of the Star Dance Studio in Monterey Park, where 11 people died in a mass shooting Saturday as they celebrated the Lunar New Year near Los Angeles.

McMurdo Station (Antarctica) (AFP) – A huge iceberg measuring 1,550 square kilometres (598 square miles) has broken off the Antarctic ice shelf near a research station, the British Antarctic Survey has announced. The researchers say the formation of the new iceberg was not due to climate change, which is accelerating the loss of sea ice in the Arctic and parts of Antarctica.

Riyadh (AFP) – Football fans in Riyadh are “living the dream” after Cristiano Ronaldo makes a winning start to life in the Saudi Pro League by leading Al Nassr to a 1-0 victory over Ettifaq.

Monterey Park (United States) (AFP) – California police search for what compelled a 72-year-old man of Asian descent to shoot dead 10 people as they celebrated Lunar New Year at a dance hall in the Los Angeles suburbs.

Macau (AFP) – Macau’s streets have been bustling in the run-up to the Lunar New Year, but it is far from business as usual as the Chinese casino hub wrestles with questions about its future as Beijing pushes the former Portuguese colony to diversify its casino-reliant economy.