The world welcomes 2013

Slideshow | The world welcomes 2013

02 Jan 2013 12:56
The Mail & Guardian takes a look at how people all around the globe welcomed in the new year.
Merriment and misery: How the world kicked off 2013

Merriment and misery: How the world kicked off 2013

01 Jan 2013 14:14 - Sebastian Smith
From a million people who celebrated in New York's Times Square to a deadly stampede in Cote d'Ivoire, we look at the events that brought in 2013.
London bids goodbye to golden year with fireworks

London bids goodbye to golden year with fireworks

01 Jan 2013 07:02 - Sapa-AFP
London bade farewell to a golden year of Olympic and royal spectaculars with a fireworks extravaganza over the River Thames that welcomed in 2013.
Fireworks and dancing as Asian nations celebrate New Year 2013

Fireworks and dancing as Asian nations celebrate New Year 2013

31 Dec 2012 17:30 - Sapa-AFP
Sydney's skyline has erupted with fireworks as revellers cheered in the new year from the city's harbour in the world's first major 2013 celebration.

Portugal anti-smoking chief breaks ban on first day

02 Jan 2008 14:06 - Staff Reporter
The head of the Portuguese agency responsible for enforcing a new ban on smoking in public was seen lighting up at a New Year party, breaking the law on the first day it came into effect. Antonio Nunes, president of Portugal's food standards agency, was photographed by the daily, Diario de Noticias, smoking a cigar at a casino on the outskirts of Lisbon.

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