Thursday, December 31, 2020
Watch: World begins ushering in locked-down New Year
The world began ushering in the New Year Thursday, with pandemic controls muting celebrations for billions of people eager to bid farewell to a virus-ridden 2020.
After a grinding year that has seen at least 1.7 million people die from
Live: Australia rings in 2021 with fireworks | New Year's Eve celebrations across the world
After perhaps the strangest year in our collective lives, people all across the globe are preparing to celebrate the New Year, hoping that 2021 will bring back some semblance of normality.
We'll begin with fireworks in New Zealand at 12.00 CET and then head
New Year's Eve 2020-21: Fireworks and celebrations from around the world
Fireworks from the SkyTower in Auckland as New Zealand becomes the first major country to begin 2021. Fireworks from the SkyTower in Auckland as New Zealand becomes the first major country to begin 2021.
Fireworks from the SkyTower in Auckland as New Zealand becomes the first major country to begin 2021.
California has nation’s 2nd confirmed case of virus variant
California on Wednesday announced the nation’s second confirmed case of the new and apparently more contagious variant of the coronavirus, offering a strong indication that the infection is spreading more widely in the United States.
Gov. Gavin
2020 finally ending, but New Year’s revelries muted by virus
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — This New Year’s Eve is being celebrated like no other, with pandemic restrictions limiting crowds and many people bidding farewell to a year they’d prefer to forget.
Australia will be among the first nations to ring in 2021
Promise of COVID-19 vaccine in 2021 headlines New Year's message from Scott Morrison
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has delivered a video message to Australians marking the end of 2020, thanking healthcare workers, business owners and others for their sacrifices during the year. The Prime Minister has thanked Australians in his New Year's message
Welcome login Home › Companies The Year That Was: How startups survived 2020 with resilience, pivots, hope
“Hustle and break things” – a phrase often used to describe the startup life – acquired a new meaning in 2020. The Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, which unfolded in March and continues to depress lives and businesses, forced thousands out of jobs, shuttered start-ups, forced workers to
WHAT IS NEW YEAR?
'New Year' is an event that takes place when the world celebrates the end of one year, and the beginning of the next. In the Gregorian calendar, the most widely used calendar system today, the first day of January is often considered as a national holiday across the globe. However, in some countries like China, the first day of the year is celebrated according to their own calendar.
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