In Pictures: New Year 2025 celebrations from around the world

Climate ‘whiplash’ events increasing exponentially around world

Global heating means atmosphere can drive both extreme droughts and floods with rapid switches. Climate “whiplash” between extremely wet and dry conditions, which spurred catastrophic fires in Los ...

The Guardian - Jan. 15

From worst to first: Last year’s stock-market laggards see strong start to 2025

The U.S. stock market has been turned on its head in the early days of January.

MarketWatch - Jan. 14

New year, new anxious thoughts. How is your 2025 going? | Jess Harwood

Global events can feel bigger and more intractable than ever, but there’s still hope Continue reading...

The Guardian - Jan. 13

Our remote isle celebrates New Year on 13 January

Foula - which also celebrates Christmas on 6 January - never full adopted the modern Gregorian calendar.

BBC News - Jan. 13

‘Each year you delay giving a phone is a big win’: child screen-time solutions from around the world

From stringent legislation to grassroots action, Australia and Spain lead the way in tackling children’s use of mobile phones and tablets. If the advent of the affordable mobile phone has given ...

The Guardian - Jan. 11

Bestselling author: I asked 26,000 people around the world their biggest regrets—these were the top 4

Author Daniel Pink studied over 26,000 people to find their most common regrets, including lost relationships and not taking chances. Here's how to fix them.

CNBC - Jan. 11

Easy Come, Easy Go: Parkes Elvis Festival 2025 – in pictures

The 32nd year of the festival is themed around Presley’s 1967 film ‘Easy Come, Easy Go’ and marks what would have been his 90th birthday. The festival is the largest celebration of the king of rock ...

The Guardian - Jan. 11

World Sports Photography Awards winners revealed – now pick your favourite picture

The sixth edition of the World Sports Photography Awards was the most competitive ever, with more than 2,200 photographers entering thousands of submissions from more than 96 countries. Telegraph ...

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 10

TikTok, Facing a US Ban, Is Also Waging Legal Battles Around the World

TikTok is challenging a possible ban or forced sale to new owners in the United States, but has for several years been waging other fights in at least 20 countries.

The New York Times - Jan. 10

World Sports Photography Awards 2025 winners revealed – in pictures

The World Sports Photography Awards are the only global awards for sport photography and are designed to recognise and celebrate incredible sports images and the photographers who take them. More ...

The Guardian - Jan. 10

Celebrated New Yorker Writer Enlisted as Model

How do you follow up a couple best-selling books? If you’re Patrick Radden Keefe, you star in a J. Crew ad.

The New York Times - Jan. 9

All the Top CPU and GPU News From CES 2025

This year, it’s shaping up to be AI, all the time.

Wired - Jan. 7

The Englishmen making a managerial mark around the world

England appointed German Thomas Tuchel but there is no shortage of English-born coaches in charge of national teams across the globe.

BBC News - Jan. 7

In pictures: Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas

More than 200 million Christians are associated with Orthodox Churches and most celebrate Christmas on 7 January.

BBC News - Jan. 7

Trudeau resigns as inflation and other economic woes keep toppling leaders around the world

The move by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is a fresh sign of how inflation and other economic headwinds have hammered incumbent parties around the world in the past 12 months.

MarketWatch - Jan. 6

How the winter storm impacted travelers returning from New Year's holiday

The end of a record-breaking holiday travel stretch is being met with the first major winter storm of the year. Snow, ice and frigid temperatures wreaked havoc on roads across the Midwest over the ...

CBS News - Jan. 6

China’s economy still hasn’t fully emerged from the pandemic as a new year dawns

Weak consumer demand is just one of a range of factors plaguing the economy as the calendar turns from 2024 to 2025, even after policy makers meted out stimulus measures throughout the past year.

MarketWatch - Jan. 6

A new year’s message from the king of the mountain

A behind-the-scenes look at the work of Rutherford Hall, critical communications strategist

Financial Times - Jan. 6

2025 NFL playoff picture: How Bengals or Dolphins can still steal AFC's final postseason spot from Broncos

There's only one playoff spot up for grabs in the AFC

CBS Sports - Jan. 5

Jimmy Carter’s funeral begins by tracing 100 years from rural Georgia to the world stage

Jimmy Carter's extended public farewell began in Georgia, with the 39th U.S. president’s flag-draped casket tracing his long arc from the Depression-era South and family farming business to the ...

NBC News - Jan. 4

The Latest N.F.L. Coaching Intel From Around the League

The Jets have already gone big in their coaching search, plus there are four embattled coaches everyone has their eye on.

The New York Times - Jan. 4

A New Guitar Hero Wii Controller Has Been Announced In The Year 2025

The original Guitar Hero debuted in November 2005, but the franchise has been in a lull for a long time. The last game, Guitar Hero Live , arrived in 2015 and there hasn't been any concrete word ...

GameSpot - Jan. 3

These tips for investing in mutual funds and ETFs can make 2025 a happy new year

Don’t miss these top money and investing features.

MarketWatch - Jan. 3

Twin New Year's attacks mark grim start to 2025

The deadly New Year's attack in New Orleans and the Cybertruck blast in Las Vegas just hours later marked a grim and uneasy start to 2025. Jim Axelrod takes a look at how the nation is handling the ...

CBS News - Jan. 2

10-year Treasury yield ends not far from 7-month high as new trading year begins

Yields on U.S. government debt ended little changed on Thursday, leaving the benchmark 10-year rate near its highest level since late May.

MarketWatch - Jan. 2

‘It’s devastating’: New Orleans reels from deadly New Year’s Day attack

As life in the historic French Quarter tried to return to normal, the grief and sadness among residents was acute. At the cross-street of Bourbon and Saint Phillip, a few dozen yards from the ...

The Guardian - Jan. 2

In New Orleans, Celebration Is Followed by Terror in the French Quarter

The attack that left 15 dead and about three dozen injured followed a distressingly familiar pattern of assailants turning vehicles into weapons.

The New York Times - Jan. 2

Drunken officer freed suspects to celebrate New Year, Zambian police say

Yahoo News - Jan. 2

Drunken Zambian policeman freed 13 suspects to celebrate New Year

A manhunt is underway for the 13 suspects, who were allegedly released by an intoxicated police officer.

BBC News - Jan. 2

Batting Around: Predicting the next five years of MLB, from best player and team to most significant change

We're halfway through the 2020s -- so what's next?

CBS Sports - Jan. 2

Suspect in New Orleans truck attack is 42-year-old Army veteran from Texas

A U.S. Army veteran from Texas who was employed by Deloitte is the suspect in a bloody New Year's Day attack in New Orleans that killed at least 15 people and injured 30 more.

NBC News - Jan. 2

Almost 1,000 cars set ablaze during New Year celebrations in France

Yahoo News - Jan. 1

Here's what's open and closed on New Year's Day 2025

New Year's Day is observed by banks and delivery services, but holiday policies for individual retailers vary. Here's what to know.

CBS News - Jan. 1

New Year's Day: Top five juiciest NFL stories for 2025, from NFC North race to unpredictable coaching cycle

Which headlines will draw the most attention?

CBS Sports - Jan. 1

Moving the Goalposts | From the Euros to Canada’s new league: women’s football in 2025

Controversially postponed Wafcon will finally take place and Brazil will hope to retain Copa América title. New landmarks, historic wins and the USA gaining Olympic redemption – the last 12 months ...

The Guardian - Jan. 1