New year News
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Be careful what you use to tweet your messages with, especially if you are sending out a message on behalf of one technology company using a device made by another. This is what some Huawei employees did using an iPhone.
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People set resolutions at New year with good intentions, especially those centered around health and well-being, but then struggle to see them through. This can be overcome, and behavioral psychologist Dr. Lara Fielding offers some advice.
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Brooklyn -
On December 31, world renowned DJ and producer Gareth Emery performed at The Brooklyn Hangar along with his special musical guests.
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Come early January and many people continue with the custom of making New Year's resolutions...and then promptly break them. Resolutions might seem like harmless fun, but they can also damage relationships.
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Country singer Michael Ray will be continuing his headlining "Think A Little Less" tour into 2017, and he has added new concert stops.
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Shillong -
On every stop along the Dalai Lama’s speaking tour this week in India, he expressed hope for better relations between China and the Buddhist region of Tibet. Today, the Chinese military began increasing security forces in the region.
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With the New Year about to ring in, most have thought about resolutions: losing weight, being on time, being fiscally responsible, and the list goes on.
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Parts of the UK experienced severe flooding over the Christmas period and the bad news is that bad weather is set to return as Britain welcomes in 2014.
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In recent years an unenviable New Year ‘tradition’ has grown in France which the French government would gladly see extinguished – setting fire to cars. This New Year, the 'tradition' continued.
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People around the world turned out in cities and towns, in fields, on beaches, water fronts and city blocks, all to ring out the old and welcome the arrival of 2013, a year many hope proves to be better than 2012.
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Around the World 2012 was seen out in a blaze of New Year's Eve celebrations and firework displays. In one such event in Abidjan, the Ivory Coast, 60 people are believed to have been killed.
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As the world turned, bringing 2013 to each country, fireworks lit the sky in incredible displays. Despite austerity, many major cities represented in the video offered pyrotechnic extravaganzas. Let us hope for peace and prosperity in the new year.
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Dubai -
In Dubai, UAE, fireworks lit up the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, with a live orchestra playing in the New Year.
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Hong Kong -
Hong Kong celebrated the start of 2013 with a spectacular firework display - the largest the city has ever seen - attended by tens of thousands of people.
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New York -
Times Square, one of the most visited sections of New York City, has an interesting history. It is also a popular destination on New Year's Eve for many, whether in person or watching on television.
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Sydney -
While many of us are still waiting for the New Year to start, Sydney is already living in 2013. They held a spectacular firework extravaganza to mark the event.
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As the clock ticks down to 2013 will you be joining millions of others in making New Year's resolutions? If so will your good intentions be doomed to fail or set for success?
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Ibadan -
The Christmas/New Year season—the yuletide—coincides with the harmattan or dry season in Nigeria, during which dusty and dry trans-Saharan trade winds blowing across the Gulf of Guinea in late November to December bring the rainy season to an end.
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Beebe -
Birds dropped dead from the sky in the early hours of the new year, the second time in Arkansas after last year. The ban on fireworks this year has led some to question the claim that the birds were disturbed from their roost by fireworks display.
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London -
London saw in the New Year in its usual style with huge crowds and spectacular pyrotechnics, and with the usual caveats, a good time was had by all.
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Toronto -
A group of 20-somethings reunite at a New Year’s Eve bash in middle-class suburbia. When a near-death experience, a pregnancy, and the appearance of past rivals disrupt the night, how will each see their place in the world come New Year's Day?
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MTV rang in the new year with a ball drop of their own - featuring Snooki, the 'Jersey Shore' firebrand, descending in a Seaside Heights glitzy ball drop.
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Bulacan -
Rejoice Rivera, a member of the Baywalk Bodies, a sexy all-female singing and dance group in Manila, was found dead on the shoulder of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) last Friday.
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Manila -
Hundreds of thousands of people from all parts of Metro Manila converged at the SM Mall of Asia to take part in the festivities at the annual New Year countdown party last night.
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From politics to Hollywood, to sports and music, here's a look back at the best happenings (and people) of this past year: 2010.
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In a repeat of an exercise he did last year, U.S. President Barack Obama has produced a video message for Iranians around the world in which he says that the "choice for a better future" remains "in the hands of Iran’s leaders".
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Pope Benedict XVI has called on humanity to protect the environment in his annual World Day of Peace message. In his address at the Vatican, the Pontiff has linked peace with the natural environment to peace among nations.
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Blue moons of song and legend are an infrequent astronomical occurrence, happening every two-and-a-half years and even less frequently appear on the eve of a widely celebrated holiday. But this year some people will witness the phenomenon.
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Survivors and family members of the unfortunate Bangkok mishap, offered prayers and recollected the horrific incident. Police though, continues with their investigation behind the events that caused the horrific fire.
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Revellers will have to wait one second more this New year's eve. An extra second will be added to the final day of the year to match clocks to the earth's spin.
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New year Image
Motorcycle importers at the "Olowo t'in f'owo s'anu" building. The merchant shops import both brand new and second-hand Japanese motorcycles. Note the second-hand TV sets displayed
Spare parts market at Gate, Ibadan
Reference of reckoning. Photos from Baha'i.org
Machine parts mall on Iwo road
Eben Fast Food really is an event planner. This is the season for weddings.
Hong Kong Lunar New Year Fireworks 2007. KC Kong
Fireworks display in Dubai to ring in 2013. YouTube
Hong Kong celebrates the start of 2013 with a firework display. YouTube
Iwo road is also a major financial district. Banks are conveniently situated for travelers and traders who may need banking services
Iwo road just after dawn: a major terminus before Lagos for travelers from the hinterland
The women buy items such as brake and gear fluids, engine oil, small car parts from importers for resale
A scene from New Year (The Movie), directed by Phil Borg. DoubleSee Productions
The never-ending stream of humanity at Gate. Gate is famous center for second-hand goods. Note the woman with the baby strapped to her back. This is the customary method for carrying babies. Nigerians never carry their babies in prams.
Traffic at the Idi-Ape end of Iwo road
Iwo road is a major center for building materials. Major building materials importers in Iwo road include the famous Uchekinze & Sons.
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