Lunar New Year, also known as the Chinese New Year or the Spring Festival is being celebrated today, January 22 by more than a billion people from China and Asia. In China, people rang in the Lunar New Year with large family gatherings and crowds visiting temples after the government lifted its strict “zero-COVID” policy, marking the biggest festive celebration since the pandemic began three years ago. (AFP)
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Many people could finally make their first trip back to their hometowns to reunite with their families due to the easing of COVID restrictions. (AFP)
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In Beijing, many worshippers offered morning prayers at the Lama Temple on the occasion of Lunar New Year. (AFP)
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Democratic Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani (R) and his wife, Rama Duwaji (L), address the media as they vote at The Frank Sinatra School of the Arts on November 04, 2025 in the Queens borough of New York City.
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A Afghan Red Crescent rescue worker seen sifting through the destruction and rubble after a 6.3 earthquake struck Afghanistan's Balkh province on Monday
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Sheinelle Jones wowed in an all-white ensemble, channeling Neyonce's iconic style during NBC's Today Show Halloween celebration. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
