On a Holiday of Renewal, Iranians Are Mourning and Fearful
As they start a new year, Iranians are reckoning with bombardment, repression and economic misery. Still, many are holding fast to ancient traditions.
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People Celebrate the Lunar New Year Around the World
People celebrating Lunar New Year welcomed the Year of the Horse with fireworks, festivals and temple visits.
Sad Horse Toy Goes Viral in China
A frowny-faced horse plushie, the result of a factory mistake, has become the internet’s unofficial mascot for the Lunar New Year. Fans say it resonates with overworked office employees.
Why Russian Tourists Are Flocking to Southern China’s Beaches
Russians find a refuge on the beaches of Sanya from sanctions and “sideways looks,” toasting the New Year beside a Chinese nuclear submarine base.
At Refugee Camps, Most Birthdays Fall on New Year’s
When an exodus of Rohingya fled to Bangladesh a decade ago, the United Nations recorded many of their birthdays as Jan. 1. The date serves as a reminder of a lost identity.
Families search for information about those unaccounted for.
Desperate families are searching for news about their missing children and loved ones, more than a day and a half after the inferno at a bar.
Teen Recounts Escape from Deadly Swiss Fire
People gathered at memorials in the resort town of Crans-Montana, Switzerland, to grieve for the victims of a deadly New Year’s fire at a bar. A survivor described her harrowing escape.
Swiss Alps Ski Resort Fire: What We Know
The fire at a bar in a popular ski resort killed around 40 people and injured more than 100, officials said. The cause was still unknown.
Fire at Bar in Swiss Ski Resort Town Kills Dozens, Officials Say
Dozens of people were killed and more than 100 were injured after a fire broke out at a bar in a Swiss ski resort town during a New Year’s Eve celebration, the police said.
Birmingham revellers turn out for non-existent fireworks – for second new year in a row
Hundreds of people gather in Centenary Square to see in 2026 after false claims online promise ‘dazzling’ displayThe new year got off to an anticlimactic start for hundreds of people in Birmingham who were tricked into attending a New Year’s Eve firewo…