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No New Year celebrations; prayers for flood victims instead: Malaysia PM

The police also said there will not be any fireworks display at KLCC and Pavilion during New Year's Eve.

Mumbai Police have already prohibited New Year celebrations and gatherings in any closed or open space, including hotels.

Typical New Year’s celebrations such as firework displays, parades and other large gatherings are banned.

He also said that all heads of households, including those not evacuated to temporary relief centres, will be eligible for the cash aid.

Hours before Kabul's fall, some Afghan Air Force personnel were fighting each other instead of attacking advancing Taliban.

For President Joko Widodo, 2021 marks the year he seized the opportunity to tighten his grip on national politics.

Repairing or rebuilding their systems can cost hospitals millions or even tens of millions of yen.

Hun Sen was speaking at the inauguration of the Ministry of National Defence’s new secretariat building on December 29.

The massacres and burnings also signal a return to practices that the military has long used against ethnic minorities.

The President expressed worry over the looming threat of the Omicron Covid-19 variant, saying it could hinder efforts to rebuild the country.