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European capitals mark New Year at midnight amid coronavirus measures

Rome, Berlin and Paris put on firework displays to mark the New Year, but the coronavirus pandemic made for muted celebrations.

01/01/2021

Green News

2022 is here: 7 green New Year’s resolutions to protect the planet

Want to go above and beyond for the environment this year? These simple lifestyle changes could make a big difference.

01/01/2021

World News

Watch: This is how Europe and the world welcomed in 2021

Happy 2021 from all of us at Euronews. Here's how the turning of the year went down across the globe.

31/12/2020

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Dancing to his tune? Lukashenko pictured with youth at New Year's ball

The gala did not appear to take precautions against COVID-19.

30/12/2020

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New Yorkers highlight what they don't want to carry into 2021

Their wishes were made as part of the annual Good Riddance Day.

29/12/2020

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Mountain men in Poland bring in the New Year in full costume

Residents of Milowka disguise themselves as devils, bears and death as they parade through the village.

19/01/2020

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5,000 race to shrine for Lucky Man title

This year's Lucky Man is a 33-year-old physical education teacher from Osaka.

10/01/2020

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Kyoto geishas pledge to improve their dance and music skills

In Japan's ancient capital of Kyoto, traditional female entertainers known as geishas have resolved to improve their dance and music skills in the new year.

08/01/2020

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Fireworks as the new decade sweeps in across Europe

Moscow, Athens, Berlin, Paris and London saw in the new year in style.

01/01/2020

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Grandfather, 68, among New Year's Day divers into Rome's River Tiber

After it was lunch with the grandchildren and then a nap.

01/01/2020

France

Macron talks pension reform plan in New Year's message

Macron said that he hopes that there will be a compromise but that he would not give up.

01/01/2020

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North and South Korea welcome in the new decade

There were fireworks in Pyongyang and bell-ringing in Seoul.

31/12/2019

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Happy New Year Australia! Sydney welcomes 2020 with fireworks

More than a million people descended onto a hazy Sydney Harbour and surrounding areas to greet 2020 despite the ongoing wildfire crisis.

31/12/2019

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New Zealand says goodbye to 2019 with huge fireworks display

Crowds cheered as the sky over Auckland was lit up by fireworks to herald the arrival of 2020.

31/12/2019

World News

Watch: Hawaii fireworks mark final global New Year's Eve celebrations

As 2020 arrives across the globe, watch the major cities bid farewell to 2019.

31/12/2019

United Kingdom

UK government accidentally publishes addresses of honours recipients

The honours list includes over 1,000 names this year including Sir Elton John and conservative MP Iain Duncan Smith.

28/12/2019

Iran

US sanctions put economic strain on Iranians ahead of Persian new year

With Persian new year around the corner, many Iranians struggle to finance the festivities because of the reinstated US sanctions.

20/03/2019

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Revellers across the world rang in the New Year this week. Fireworks lit up the skies over Auckland as New Zealand became one of the first countries to enter 2019.

04/01/2019

Russia

Pedestrian bridge collapses in Moscow's Gorky Park

Thirteen people are reported injured after a pedestrian bridge crowded with revellers collapsed during New Year celebrations in Moscow's Gorky Park.

01/01/2019

France

France: Eight people spend New Year's Eve stuck high in the air in funfair ride

Eight people spent their New Year's Eve stuck high in the air after a funfair ride in Rennes, Britanny, broke down.

01/01/2019