{"id":40586,"date":"2021-12-31T13:03:04","date_gmt":"2021-12-31T13:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricagazette.com\/?p=40586"},"modified":"2021-12-31T13:03:04","modified_gmt":"2021-12-31T13:03:04","slug":"world-to-ring-in-new-year-under-covid-cloud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricagazette.com\/world-to-ring-in-new-year-under-covid-cloud\/","title":{"rendered":"World to ring in New Year under Covid cloud"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 75px;height: 75px;border-radius: 50%;background: url(https:\/\/nordot-res.cloudinary.com\/c_limit,w_200,h_200,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/ch\/units\/316764289426277473\/profile_1.png);background-position: center;background-size: cover;vertical-align: middle\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 5px;font-size: 14px;font-weight: bold;vertical-align: middle\">Published by <br \/>Relaxnews<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 10px\"><\/div>\n<p>The world prepared on Friday to usher in 2022, after another tumultuous and pandemic-ridden year capped by new restrictions, soaring case numbers, and a slight glimmer of hope for better times ahead. 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