New Years

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A face of the Big Ben clock tower a day before New Year celebrations, during which the bells of Big Ben will chime at midnight, despite otherwise being silent for the duration of the restoration works currently being undertaken at The Houses of Parliament, London, Britain December 30, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo/File Photo
Europe

Britain's Big Ben marks 100 years of New Year 'bongs'

Ever since New Year's Eve 1923 when BBC engineer AG Dryland clambered onto a roof opposite the British parliament to record the strikes, live transmission has become an annual tradition

People pass the control tower of Singapore's Changi Airport, Singapore January 18, 2021. Photo :Reuters
World+Biz

World readies to ring in 2023