The world's eight billion people on Saturday prepare to usher in 2023 and bid farewell to a turbulent 12 months marked by war in Europe, stinging price rises and Lionel Messi's world cup glory.
People gather at Circular Quay ahead of New Years Eve celebration on December 31, 2022 in Sydney, Australia.The world will usher in 2023 this weekend with celebrations in a post-pandemic world.Russians will experience muted celebrations as the war in Ukraine rages on.
Sydney will be among the first major cities to ring in 2023, restaking its claim to be the"New Year's Eve capital of the world" after two years of lockdown and Omicron-muted festivities. "It's been a fairly good year for us; getting past Covid of course is great," David Hugh-Paterson told AFP, as he waited near the Sydney Opera House in a growing crowd, many sheltering under umbrellas from the summer sun.Sydney authorities expect almost half a billion more people will see the festivities online or on TV.
It also saw the deaths of Queen Elizabeth II, Brazilian football icon Pele, Mikhail Gorbachev, Jiang Zemin and Shinzo Abe.
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