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In New Year’s Speech, Olaf Scholz, Germany’s New Leader, Focuses on Covid
Olaf Scholz, who replaced Angela Merkel as chancellor about three weeks ago, gave the traditional New Year’s Eve address for the first time and called for unity and vaccinations.
Happy New Year
We wish you a happy and healthy 2022. Below, a look at some unusual New Year’s Eves.
Años Viejos: Torching the Old Year to Toast the New One
In parts of Latin America, the traditional burning of rag dolls was used to symbolically banish the woes of the year gone by. Nowadays, it’s not uncommon to see TV hosts and ex-presidents going up in flames.
Eric Adams to Be Sworn In on New Year’s Eve in Times Square
The incoming mayor has made a point of reveling in New York’s nightlife, something that he has cast as boosterism for the city’s struggling club and restaurant scene.
Eric Adams to Be Sworn In on New Year’s Eve in Times Square
The incoming mayor has made a point of reveling in New York’s nightlife, something that he has cast as boosterism for the city’s struggling club and restaurant scene.
New Year’s Eve Parties Are Scaled Back Worldwide
New York City, London, Tokyo and New Delhi are among the cities where major gatherings have been curtailed or canceled as Omicron spreads.
‘I Will Get Up’: A Hard New Year Greets a World in Waiting
Around the globe, people who held on in hopes that 2021 would banish a year of horror are struggling with the reality that the hardest challenges may lie ahead.
Pope Francis to Skip New Year Services Because of Leg Condition
The Vatican said Pope Francis was suffering from sciatica, which has hobbled him in the past. But he will lead the noontime Angelus prayer on New Year’s Day.
Coronavirus Dominates Merkel’s Last New Year’s Speech as Chancellor
An address that would usually cover a sweeping range of topics instead focuses solely on the pandemic, which has upended both Angela Merkel’s last year in office and life in Germany as whole.