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New-Year-Celebration

World 6 years ago

Calls and messages replace Iranian New Year's gathering amid COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 outbreak has overshadowed the celebration of Nowruz, the the Persian New Year, forcing Iranians in Indonesia and elsewhere to avoid face-to-face contact and instead resort to sending virtual messages.

Lifestyle 6 years ago

By The Way: Let’s try thinking positive in a very wet New Year

As another new year begins, many will be dutifully making resolutions with every intention to stick to them. But how many people can say they have stuck with them for more than a few weeks?

Lifestyle 6 years ago

Sydney fireworks to go ahead despite massive protest petition

A petition to cancel Sydney's famous New Year's Eve fireworks and use the money to fight bushfires ringing the city has topped 260,000 signatures, but officials say the show will go on.

Art & Culture 6 years ago

In a southern Indian town, women prepare for first New Year party

The local government at Perinthalmanna, a small municipality of about 50,000 people in the state of Kerala, is holding week-long New Year celebrations exclusively for women for the first time as a "women's empowerment" exercise.