The Chinese and Russian governments have deepened ties since 2022, in part to push back against what they see as U.S. dominance of the world order. Visitors shouted “Happy New Year” in Russian ...

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“New Year’s is celebrated in different ways all around the world,” says Jo Hayes, an etiquette expert based in Brisbane, Australia, and founder of EtiquetteExpert.org. From watching the ball ...

A British father and son are hoping to set two new world records by embarking on a year-long bike ride around the world. George Kohler, 56 and his son Joshua, 22, from Norfolk in East Anglia, will ...

In a rapidly changing world ... New Year is often a time when people wish for prosperity and new beginnings. An important tradition practised during this time is the gathering around ‘the ...

In some parts of the world ... eating soba to usher in the new year dates back to the Edo period (1603 to 1867) in Osaka, Japan. Most New Year practices are built around superstitions and beliefs ...