New Year’s revelers watch a fireworks and laser show in Hong Kong.
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Updated 1906 GMT (0306 HKT) December 31, 2022
So long, 2022. Hello, 2023.
Revelers are ringing in the new year with celebrations across the globe.
Last year, with the rapid spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant, many cities across the world scaled back their celebrations — some canceled their events altogether.
But this year, we could be seeing a return to something closer to the norm. New York’s Times Square, for example, is expected to return to full capacity this weekend.
