Fireworks explode over the ancient Acropolis in Athens during New Year celebrations on Dec 31, 2020.PHOTO: AFP
New Year's Eve fireworks erupt over Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, in one of the world's largest fireworks shows, on Jan 1, 2021.PHOTO: AFP
People celebrate on Rotterdam's Erasmus Bridge in the Netherlands during New Year's Eve celebrations on Dec 31, 2020.PHOTO: AFP
People take a selfie on Westminster Bridge during New Year's Eve celebrations in London on Dec 31, 2020.PHOTO: REUTERS
A woman and her cats look at New Year’s Eve fireworks through the window of her home in Ajdovscina, Slovenia, on Jan 1, 2021.PHOTO: AFP
French police patrol the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris, after celebrations and gatherings have been banned amid the coronavirus pandemic, on Dec 31, 2020.PHOTO: REUTERS
People take part in New Year's Eve celebrations in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Dec 31, 2020.PHOTO: REUTERS
Babacar Sene, who sells light-up accessories at Independence Square in Dakar, Senegal, is seen during celebration on New Year's Eve.PHOTO: NYTIMES
The midnight fireworks light up Tahya Masr Bridge during New Year's Eve celebrations in Cairo, Egypt on Jan 1, 2021.PHOTO: EPA-EFE
People stand with candles during a New Year's Eve memorial for victims of the coronavirus in Johannesburg on Dec 31, 2020.PHOTO: EPA-EFE
Fireworks light the night sky over the Kremlin and the Red square to mark the New Year in Moscow on Jan 1, 2021.PHOTO: REUTERS
People visit Kanda Myojin Shrine to offer New Year prayers in Tokyo on Jan 1, 2021.PHOTO: AFP
Fireworks are seen in Pyongyang during New Year's celebrations in this photo supplied by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency on Jan 1, 2021.PHOTO: REUTERS
Fireworks are seen during New Year celebrations in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on Jan 1, 2021.PHOTO: AFP
A New Year fireworks display is seen moments after midnight in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines.PHOTO: EPA-EFE
People use smartphones to film the fireworks and light effects illuminating the night sky from the Taipei 101 skyscraper during New Year's celebrations in Taipei on Jan 1, 2021.PHOTO: EPA-EFE
A couple take a selfie at Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong, on Dec 31, 2020. Despite the restrictions in place due to the Covid-19 pandemic, people gathered to celebrate the New Year.PHOTO: AFP
New Year's Eve fireworks erupt over Chao Phraya river during the fireworks show for New Year's Eve in Bangkok on Jan 1, 2021.PHOTO: AFP
People release balloons during a New Year's countdown in Wuhan in China’s central Hubei province on Jan 1, 2021.PHOTO: AFP
Fireworks erupt over Chao Phraya river during New Year's Eve celebrations in Bangkok on Jan 1, 2021.PHOTO: AFP
People gather on a street during New Year's Eve celebrations in Hanoi on Jan 1, 2021.PHOTO: REUTERS
New Year's Eve fireworks erupting over Sydney's iconic Harbour Bridge during the fireworks show on Jan 1, 2021.PHOTO: REUTERS
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