Around the world, revellers flock to New Year’s parties after virus hiatus
Many cities celebrated New Year’s Eve without restrictions for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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‘Paranoid’ Putin accused of surrounding himself with ‘actors’ at New Year speech as same faces seen at series of events
PUPPET master Vladimir Putin has been accused of using “paid actors” to pose as soldiers in his New Year speech.
The tyrant’s annual address saw him flanked by troops who had supposedly fought in Ukraine during his bloody invasion….
10 months of war in Ukraine
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine dominated headlines in 2022. We listen back to the stories of women and children affected by the war.
What’s ahead for the war in Ukraine in 2023
Melinda Haring, the outgoing deputy director of the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center, explains to NPR’s Elissa Nadworny what to expect from the Russia-Ukraine war in 2023.
Benedict, the former pope, dies at 95
Benedict XVI, the first pope in seven centuries to resign, has died at the age of 95.
Benedict’s high points at the beginning and the end
The sensitivity of Pope Francis and Pope Emeritus Benedict allowed the two men to live side-by-side in the Vatican.
Xi Jinping suggests dissent is OK, while internet videos are removed from Weibo
“Ours is a big country,” China’s president said in his televised New Year’s address. “It is only natural for different people to have different concerns or hold different views on the same issue.”
‘Drop tower’ ride leaves two people stranded 50 metres high for four hours
Two hours after the brakes failed to release on the gondola, a ladder truck was dispatched to the scene. But the ladder’s reach was only 42 metres.
Here Are Some New Year Resolutions For 2023
New Year would mean starting afresh. You wake up on the first day of the year with a lot of enthusiasm.
Archbishop of Canterbury to urge UK government to fix ‘broken’ care system
Justin Welby will highlight importance of supporting care workers and unpaid carers in new year message on BBCThe archbishop of Canterbury will urge the government to take action to fix the country’s “broken” social care system in his new year address….