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New York (AFP) - The world ushered in 2022 with scaled-back celebrations from New York to Sydney, weighed down by restrictions aimed at slowing soaring Covid cases as Pope Francis delivered a message of peace Saturday. The Big Apple revived its New Year's Eve ball drop in Times Square in limited form, Paris nixed its fireworks over Omicron and London's pyrotechnic display was broadcast on TV to discourage crowds. Under sunny skies at the Vatican on New Year's Day, the head of the world's 1.3 billion Catholics implored the faithful to commit to ending war and violence. "Getting depressed or com...
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New York (AFP) - The city that never sleeps rang in the new year with a scaled-down ceremony in Times Square Friday night, marking 2022 with its famous ball drop and confetti. New Year has been celebrated in bombastic style in Times Square, at the intersection of Broadway and 42nd Street in the heart of Manhattan, since the turn of the 20th century. The coronavirus meant last year's festivities were a muted affair, with the pandemic-ravaged city's decision to forgo the usual celebrations meaning Times Square was left strikingly empty. But outgoing mayor Bill de Blasio kept his promise to brin...
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New York (AFP) - New Yorkers prepared Friday to welcome the new year in Times Square, with the famous ball drop and floating confetti, although in scaled-back fashion due to the pandemic. At this time last year, after months of awful Covid-19 figures, the emblematic spot for ringing in the year New York-style was practically empty. This year, outgoing Mayor Bill de Blasio said the party could go on but only with around 15,000 people in Times Square, instead of the usual 60,000, and everybody had to be vaccinated and wear a mask. "This is a dream of ours. This is one of our bucket lists to see ...
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