The world's eight billion people Saturday ushered in 2023, bidding farewell to a turbulent 12 months marked by war in Europe, stinging price rises, Lionel Messi's World Cup glory and the deaths of Queen Elizabeth, Pele and former pope Benedict.
The world ushered in the New Year in the first 'normal' celebrations since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Many were ready to set aside pinched budgets and a virus that is increasingly forgotten but not gone, and embrace a party atmosphere on New Year's Eve after a few pandemic-dampened years. "We're here for the ambiance, to have a good time and to be together," said 19-year-old Ilyes Hachelef."And it's beautiful!"Hours earlier, Sydney became one of the first major cities to ring in 2023, restaking its claim as the"New Year's Eve capital of the world" after two years of lockdowns and coronavirus-muted festivities in Australia.
More than 300 days into Russia's botched invasion of Ukraine, about 7 000 civilians have been killed and 10 000 more injured, according to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.For those who remain, an 23:00 to 5:00 curfew will be in place amid periodic blackouts and Russian missile barrages.
Muscovites such as Irina Shapovalova, a 51-year-old nursery worker, said their main wish for 2023 was for"a peaceful sky above our heads".
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