The Latest Breaking News from New Year

Thousands of Sri Lankans celebrate New Year at anti-government protest site

At an auspicious time early on Thursday, Dilani Jayaratne lit a small wood fire to boil a small pot of milk to mark the start of Sri Lanka's New Year.

Reuters · Apr 14, 2022

This Tamil New Year, we look at the evolution of the kolam

Celebrate Tamil New year with a kolam, a tradition that has endured and evolved over centuries of culture, across mediums like gold, pearl, rice and now, puzzle blocks

The Hindu · Apr 13, 2022

Myanmar New Year celebrations dampened by protests, boycotts

Opponents of military rule in Myanmar have urged residents to boycott the country's traditional New Year celebrations, as activists and Buddhist monks defied security forces by staging small protests against last year's coup in some areas.

Reuters · Apr 13, 2022

10 South actresses who nailed the desi look like a boss on Ugadi

Today marks the arrival of the traditional New Year for Telugus – Ugadi. On the auspicious occasion, several Tollywood celebrities took to their respective social media handles to share their desi avatar. Have a glimpse:

The Times of India · Apr 2, 2022

Mary McNamara: At True/False, Russian filmmakers speak out for art and against their country's attack on Ukraine

"I'm sorry I seem so … sad," said the young man on the stage. Dressed in a voluminous dark hoodie, he both did and did not look like a filmmaker introducing his award-winning documentary on the first night of the True/False Film Fest in Columbia, Missouri. The film, "Where Are…

Los Angeles Times · Mar 8, 2022

A delicious chill

Work to dry Pacific cod in cold outdoor weather is fully underway in Wakkanai, Hokkaido. A local specialty called bodara is made by drying cod both indoors and outdoors, exposing it to cold winds and sunlight from autumn to spring until there is no moisture left inside. The fish shrinks…

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Mar 2, 2022

Norwich vs Man City live stream: How can I watch Premier League game on TV in UK today?

Norwich are out to maintain their strong start to the New Year by earning a shock result against Manchester City tonight.

Evening Standard · Feb 12, 2022

A muted Lunar New Year, inside and outside Olympic bubble

China returned to work Monday after a weeklong Lunar New Year holiday muted by the pandemic — and even more so for the thousands of people inside a Winter Olympics bubble

The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2022

Glasgow restaurant The Real Wan serving up free meals to diners born in Year of the Tiger

Love Seafood has teamed up with highly rated southside food spot The Real Wan to offer a discounted or even a free seafood meal to celebrate the Lunar New Year.

Glasgow Live · Feb 5, 2022

‘We had two people over – then the police turned up’: how do Covid rule-breakers feel about partygate?

From the DJ fined £12,000 to the host of a small new year’s gathering – the people who did get busted for breaking lockdown restrictions tell their stories

The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2022