World Focus: New Year celebrations around the world

Fresh start

NEW YORK CITY (above): Revellers playing in a sea of confetti at Times Square. BEIJING (left):People dancing during a countdown event at Yongdingmen Gate in the Chinese capital. BOROBUDUR: People releasing lanterns at Borobudur temple in Magelang, In
NEW YORK CITY: Revellers playing in a sea of confetti at Times Square.PHOTO: REUTERS
NEW YORK CITY (above): Revellers playing in a sea of confetti at Times Square. BEIJING (left):People dancing during a countdown event at Yongdingmen Gate in the Chinese capital. BOROBUDUR: People releasing lanterns at Borobudur temple in Magelang, In
BEIJING: People dancing during a countdown event at Yongdingmen Gate in the Chinese capital.PHOTO: REUTERS
NEW YORK CITY (above): Revellers playing in a sea of confetti at Times Square. BEIJING (left):People dancing during a countdown event at Yongdingmen Gate in the Chinese capital. BOROBUDUR: People releasing lanterns at Borobudur temple in Magelang, In
BOROBUDUR: People releasing lanterns at Borobudur temple in Magelang, Indonesia.PHOTO: REUTERS
NEW YORK CITY (above): Revellers playing in a sea of confetti at Times Square. BEIJING (left):People dancing during a countdown event at Yongdingmen Gate in the Chinese capital. BOROBUDUR: People releasing lanterns at Borobudur temple in Magelang, In
HONG KONG: Fireworks bursting over Victoria Harbour and the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre during a pyrotechnic show.PHOTO: REUTERS
NEW YORK CITY (above): Revellers playing in a sea of confetti at Times Square. BEIJING (left):People dancing during a countdown event at Yongdingmen Gate in the Chinese capital. BOROBUDUR: People releasing lanterns at Borobudur temple in Magelang, In
PARIS: The Arc de Triomphe on the Champs Elysees Avenue all lit up and radiating cheer as revellers in the French capital celebrate.PHOTO: REUTERS
NEW YORK CITY (above): Revellers playing in a sea of confetti at Times Square. BEIJING (left):People dancing during a countdown event at Yongdingmen Gate in the Chinese capital. BOROBUDUR: People releasing lanterns at Borobudur temple in Magelang, In
SYDNEY: Fireworks in rainbow hues mark the passing of a law allowing same-sex marriage in Australia.PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
NEW YORK CITY (above): Revellers playing in a sea of confetti at Times Square. BEIJING (left):People dancing during a countdown event at Yongdingmen Gate in the Chinese capital. BOROBUDUR: People releasing lanterns at Borobudur temple in Magelang, In
MANILA: One person who definitely has his eyes set on the New Year, at a mall in Quezon City Metro Manila, the Philippines. PHOTO: REUTERS
NEW YORK CITY (above): Revellers playing in a sea of confetti at Times Square. BEIJING (left):People dancing during a countdown event at Yongdingmen Gate in the Chinese capital. BOROBUDUR: People releasing lanterns at Borobudur temple in Magelang, In
MUMBAI: Indians dancing and toasting the New Year on a beach in the country’s financial capital.PHOTO: REUTERS
NEW YORK CITY (above): Revellers playing in a sea of confetti at Times Square. BEIJING (left):People dancing during a countdown event at Yongdingmen Gate in the Chinese capital. BOROBUDUR: People releasing lanterns at Borobudur temple in Magelang, In
AHMEDABAD: A man in India facing the New Year with aplomb as he has his beard trimmed to a fitting figure.PHOTO: REUTERS
Published: 
46 min ago

World Focus: New Year celebrations around the world

Fresh start

NEW YORK CITY (above): Revellers playing in a sea of confetti at Times Square. BEIJING (left):People dancing during a countdown event at Yongdingmen Gate in the Chinese capital. BOROBUDUR: People releasing lanterns at Borobudur temple in Magelang, In
NEW YORK CITY: Revellers playing in a sea of confetti at Times Square.PHOTO: REUTERS
NEW YORK CITY (above): Revellers playing in a sea of confetti at Times Square. BEIJING (left):People dancing during a countdown event at Yongdingmen Gate in the Chinese capital. BOROBUDUR: People releasing lanterns at Borobudur temple in Magelang, In
BEIJING: People dancing during a countdown event at Yongdingmen Gate in the Chinese capital.PHOTO: REUTERS
NEW YORK CITY (above): Revellers playing in a sea of confetti at Times Square. BEIJING (left):People dancing during a countdown event at Yongdingmen Gate in the Chinese capital. BOROBUDUR: People releasing lanterns at Borobudur temple in Magelang, In
BOROBUDUR: People releasing lanterns at Borobudur temple in Magelang, Indonesia.PHOTO: REUTERS
NEW YORK CITY (above): Revellers playing in a sea of confetti at Times Square. BEIJING (left):People dancing during a countdown event at Yongdingmen Gate in the Chinese capital. BOROBUDUR: People releasing lanterns at Borobudur temple in Magelang, In
HONG KONG: Fireworks bursting over Victoria Harbour and the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre during a pyrotechnic show.PHOTO: REUTERS
NEW YORK CITY (above): Revellers playing in a sea of confetti at Times Square. BEIJING (left):People dancing during a countdown event at Yongdingmen Gate in the Chinese capital. BOROBUDUR: People releasing lanterns at Borobudur temple in Magelang, In
PARIS: The Arc de Triomphe on the Champs Elysees Avenue all lit up and radiating cheer as revellers in the French capital celebrate.PHOTO: REUTERS
NEW YORK CITY (above): Revellers playing in a sea of confetti at Times Square. BEIJING (left):People dancing during a countdown event at Yongdingmen Gate in the Chinese capital. BOROBUDUR: People releasing lanterns at Borobudur temple in Magelang, In
SYDNEY: Fireworks in rainbow hues mark the passing of a law allowing same-sex marriage in Australia.PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
NEW YORK CITY (above): Revellers playing in a sea of confetti at Times Square. BEIJING (left):People dancing during a countdown event at Yongdingmen Gate in the Chinese capital. BOROBUDUR: People releasing lanterns at Borobudur temple in Magelang, In
MANILA: One person who definitely has his eyes set on the New Year, at a mall in Quezon City Metro Manila, the Philippines. PHOTO: REUTERS
NEW YORK CITY (above): Revellers playing in a sea of confetti at Times Square. BEIJING (left):People dancing during a countdown event at Yongdingmen Gate in the Chinese capital. BOROBUDUR: People releasing lanterns at Borobudur temple in Magelang, In
MUMBAI: Indians dancing and toasting the New Year on a beach in the country’s financial capital.PHOTO: REUTERS
NEW YORK CITY (above): Revellers playing in a sea of confetti at Times Square. BEIJING (left):People dancing during a countdown event at Yongdingmen Gate in the Chinese capital. BOROBUDUR: People releasing lanterns at Borobudur temple in Magelang, In
AHMEDABAD: A man in India facing the New Year with aplomb as he has his beard trimmed to a fitting figure.PHOTO: REUTERS
Published: 
46 min ago

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