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WORLD, Undefined (AFP) – European stock markets started the New Year on a high note on Monday after a rough 2022 but the IMF chief warned that a third of the world economy faces recession in 2023. The Paris CAC 40 surged 1.9 percent and the Frankfurt DAX jumped more than one percent but London, Wall Street and oil markets were closed for the New Year holiday. Most Asian stock markets were also shut. Of those […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — New York’s famous New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square will be drastically scaled back due to the pandemic, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday, as the Omicron variant fuels a “staggering” surge in Covid cases. Typically some 58,000 New Yorkers gather to watch a giant ball drop marking the arrival of a new year, but next week the capacity will be reduced to 15,000, with each attendee required […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — New York City will allow crowds into Times Square on New Year’s Eve to ring in 2022, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday, after the pandemic muted last year’s celebrations. Hundreds of thousands of revelers will be able to attend the traditional ball drop at midnight providing they can prove they are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, de Blasio told reporters. Attendees who are unable to get vaccinated because […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Health noted a drop of 85 percent in cases of firecracker-related injuries and accidents from December 21, 2020 to January 1, 2021, compared to the same period before the COVID-19 pandemic. There were only 50 fireworks-related injuries within this period, compared to the 340 cases for the same previous period. But one life was already claimed due to a stray bullet incident as the country welcomed the new […]
by Helen ROWE with AFP bureaus From Sydney Harbour Bridge to the Acropolis, fireworks burst in skies above eerily deserted landmarks as the world ushered in the New Year with muted celebrations and said good riddance to a pandemic-ridden 2020. After a grinding year that has seen at least 1.7 million people die from Covid-19, fresh waves of infection have sparked renewed lockdowns and forced would-be revellers to extend their 2020 tradition of watching […]
by Yan ZHAO / Xinqi SU HONG KONG, China (AFP) — A huge New Year’s Day pro-democracy rally in Hong Kong ended in mass arrests and clashes between police and hardcore protesters, as demonstrators sought to carry their movement’s momentum into 2020. Hong Kong has been battered by nearly seven months of unrest — its biggest political crisis in decades — which has seen millions come out on the streets demanding greater democratic freedoms. Organizers […]
(Eagle News)—Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta on Tuesday, Dec. 31, expressed hope the reforms he presented in the judiciary “will soon gain traction in the new year to come.” “These reforms are geared towards providing swift, efficient, fair, and responsive justice for all Filipinos regardless of stature,” he said. He said for these initiatives to succeed, though, “not only do we need the active participation o everyone in the judiciary, but more importantly the support of […]
(Eagle News)-President Rodrigo Duterte expressed hope all his policies and programs for the “improved welfare of our citizens and the continued progress of the Philippines will be realized with the active participation of everyone” as his administration enters his fourth year. “Let us begin anew with a stronger commitment in our shared task of nation-building and ensure that all our development efforts will be made sustainable and inclusive,” he said. He said the New Year was […]
(Eagle News)-The Palace on Tuesday, Dec. 31, expressed hope for a better quality of life for Filipinos for the New Year. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the government looks forward to an improved economy next year. “We are no exception,” Panelo said. “Even as we learn from the lessons of the past, and draw inspirations from the changes that lifted us, we resolve to help one another in building a nation living […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Agriculture urged Filipinos celebrating the New Year to buy local fruits, instead of buying imported apples, oranges, and grapes to decorate their dinner table on New Year’s eve. “There are local fruits that can adorn our tables and they are as nutritious and cheaper than imported ones,” the newly-confirmed Agriculture Secretary William Dar said. Dar explained that there are local varieties of grapes and citrus fruits that can […]
(Eagle News) — Ninety-six percent of Filipinos are welcoming the New Year with hope, a recent Social Weather Stations found. According to the poll conducted from December 13-16, the 96 percent was higher than the 92 percent recorded in 2018, and ties the record-high level first registered in 2017. The SWS said the increase was due to spikes in New Year hope registered in all areas except Mindanao–in Balance Luzon,99 percent; Visayas, 97 percent; Metro […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan’s Emperor Akihito delivered his final New Year’s address Wednesday before his abdication later this year, telling tens of thousands of well-wishers he was praying for peace. The Imperial Palace said more then 72,000 people flocked to the royal residence on Wednesday morning alone, with many more still arriving for a final chance to see the 85-year-old royal deliver his traditional new year’s greeting. The emperor will become the first Japanese […]
