December 2021

Driven by coronavirus, there may be resolutions driven by loss, guilt and anger, plus a rush on common types of self-improvement resolutions At the beginning of each year,…

At midnight on New Year's Eve, families in Japan eat buckwheat soba noodles, or toshikoshi soba. Despite the pandemic, people are looking forward to celebrating the New Year…

WASHINGTON: Former Republican President Donald Trump's recent comments touting Covid-19 vaccines as safe and a major achievement of his presidency have roiled extreme anti-vaxers, which include many of his ardent supporters. After months…

On the last day of the year, Google came up with a celebratory doodle marking New Year's Eve 2021 with tiny lights, giant candy, jacklights and confetti. On Google’s homepage, the doodle went live as soon as the clock…

WASHINGTON: The forces that have scrambled thousands of flights since Christmas Eve could ease in January, but that's cold comfort to the millions of flyers with New Year's plans. And if 2021 has taught us anything, it's that 2022 will…

NEW YORK: New York City readied to embrace the new year - and bid good riddance to another pandemic-marred 12 months - as it prepared to revive its annual New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square. It did so as an uneasy nation tries to…

SYDNEY/SEOUL: New Year celebrations around the world have been called off as the coronavirus casts gloom over festivities for a second year but Australia was determined to enjoy the night and there were even signs North Korea was…

SYDNEY: The world prepared to usher in 2022 on Friday after another tumultuous and pandemic-ridden year capped by new restrictions, soaring case numbers, and a slight glimmer of hope for better times ahead. The past 12 months saw a new…

BEIJING: China is on high alert against Covid-19 as the New Year holiday looms, with the city of Xian under lockdown while several New Year's Eve events in other cities have been cancelled and some provinces urged restraint in travel…

KRUENG GEUKUH, INDONESIA: More than 100 Rohingya refugees who had been adrift on a sinking boat off the western coast of Indonesia were allowed to disembark early on Friday, after authorities relented following international pressure to…