Jan 01,2022:The year 2022 has arrived in some countries, with people on the South Pacific islands of Samoa and Kiribati the first to start the new year at 10:00 GMT on Friday, and New Zealand following an hour later.
In Australia, Sydney kicked off the new year with 6 tonnes of colourful fireworks against the imposing backdrop of the city’s landmark Harbour Bridge and Opera House.
In New York’s Times Square, throngs stretched for blocks to soak in the scaled-back celebration. Confetti lit up by electronic billboards swirled in a light wind on a mild winter night in New York City
It will take 26 hours, up to 12:00 GMT on Saturday, for the entire globe to ring in the New Year.
Many large parties and fireworks displays have been cancelled or scaled down, however, due to a rise in coronavirus infections across the world.
