The world welcomes the new year with a packed party in Times Square and fireworks soaring above European capitals, while hoping for an end to the war in Ukraine and a return to post-COVID normality in Asia, Reuters reports.
New Year Celebrations around the World
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Fireworks light-up the sky over the London Eye in central London to celebrate the New Year, Jan. 1, 2023.
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People bring in the New Year as they watch fireworks explode over Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Jan. 1, 2023.
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Fireworks are set off at midnight during the Times Square New Year's celebration, Jan. 1, 2023, in New York.