#public-gatherings

#public-gatherings

In Germany, fans watched the games on screens in crowded town squares, their roars careening off ancient buildings, or from the banks of rivers, peering at floating, double-sided big screens on barges. At the next World Cup, in South Africa in 2010, people gathered in parks and open-air markets and hotel lobbies and unlicensed, makeshift bars in people's garages. In Brazil, four years later, fans spilled from the bars on the Copacabana or watched in restaurants

New Year's Eve celebrations are unfolding across the world as countries move into 2026 one time zone at a time. The first major cities to mark the new year welcomed midnight with fireworks over their waterfronts and large crowds gathered at public viewing points. As the night continues, countries across the Americas will close out the global transition with events stretching from Rio de Janeiro's beaches to Times Square in New York City and beyond.

The crimson uprising was confined to the thermometer.