In Pictures: New Year celebrations in Singapore and around the world

Revellers in major cities around the world ushered in 2023 with countdowns and fireworks. Many cities across the globe welcomed the new year without restrictions for the first time since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Jan 01, 2023, 12:10 PM
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Jan 01, 2023, 10:22 AM
Women silhouetted against the setting sun holding numeric shaped balloons on Dec 31, 2022. PHOTO: AFP
Fireworks at the Marina Bay Singapore Countdown 2023 as seen from The Ritz-Carlton hotel on Dec 31, 2022. ST PHOTO: CHONG JUN LIANG
Massive crowds gather in Bayfront Avenue for the Marina Bay Singapore Countdown 2023 on Dec 31, 2022. ST PHOTO: CHONG JUN LIANG
Residents enjoying fireworks display of the One Punggol New Year's Eve celebrations from their flats. ST PHOTO: ARIFFIN JAMAR
People gather at the Merlion Park to watch New Year's Eve fireworks on Dec 31, 2022. ST PHOTO: FELINE LIM
Spectators have their cameras ready to record the fireworks from Merlion Park on Dec 31, 2022. ST PHOTO: FELINE LIM
Fireworks explode over Sydney Opera House during the New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney, Australia, on Dec 31, 2022. PHOTO: REUTERS
The sky over Sydney Harbour lights up during celebrations in Sydney, Australia, on Jan 1, 2023. PHOTO: REUTERS
Fireworks explode over Victoria Harbour to celebrate the New Year in Hong Kong on Jan 1, 2023. PHOTO: REUTERS
A reveller at the New Year's Eve celebration in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Dec 31, 2022. PHOTO: REUTERS
Fireworks set off at Taiwan's tallest high-rise Taipei 101 to celebrate the arrival of 2023 in Taipei on Jan 1, 2023. PHOTO: REUTERS
Wat Arun, known as the Temple of Dawn, during New Year celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand, on Jan 1, 2023. PHOTO: REUTERS
Partygoers gather at the promenade at sunset on New Year's Eve in Mumbai, India, on Dec 31, 2022. PHOTO: AFP
Revellers release balloons on Jan 1, 2023, to usher in the New Year amid the Covid-19 outbreak in Wuhan, China. PHOTO: REUTERS
Colombo's Lotus Tower in Sri Lanka alit on Jan 1, 2023. PHOTO: AFP
Fireworks over Old Mutual Tower in Nairobi, Kenya, on Jan 1, 2023. PHOTO: AFP
Revellers prepare to usher in 2023 at the Arc de Triomphe monument on Champs-Elysees in Paris, France, on Dec 31, 2022. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
New Year's Eve fireworks light the landmark Burj Khalifa at midnight in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. PHOTO: AFP
Pyrotechnics over Jones Bridge in Manila, the Philippines, on Jan 1, 2023. PHOTO: AFP
People capturing fireworks display over the Nile River in Cairo, Egypt, on Jan 1, 2023. PHOTO: REUTERS
Partygoers in Times Square, New York City, at the first New Year's Eve event there without restrictions since the Covid-19 pandemic hit. PHOTO: REUTERS
Revellers celebrate ahead of the New Year in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Dec 31, 2022. PHOTO: REUTERS
Fireworks over Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, during a New Year's light and music show on Dec 31, 2022. PHOTO: AFP
A spectator captures the fireworks next to the Arc de Triomphe on Champs-Elysees during New Year celebrations in Paris, France, on Jan 1, 2023. PHOTO: AFP
Arc de Triomphe on Champs Elysees lights up in Paris, France, on Jan 1, 2023. PHOTO: REUTERS
The London Eye ferris wheel amid colourful fireworks as Britons across the country welcome the New Year on Jan 1, 2023. PHOTO: REUTERS
People gather in front of the torii gate of Oarai Isosaki shrine to watch the sunrise on New Year's Day in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, on Jan 1, 2023. PHOTO: AFP
The first sunrise of the year at a park in Seoul, South Korea, on Jan 1, 2023. PHOTO: REUTERS

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