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New Year's Eve 2020 around the world
A look at 2020 New Year's Eve celebrations in a year like no other.
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Iluminated statue of Christ the Redeemer written Happy 2021 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Credit:Getty Images
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The Times Square New Year's Eve Ball drops as confetti flies in an empty Times Square as the area normally packed with revelers remained closed off due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.Credit:AP
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A Lebanese couple celebrate the New Year Eve at restaurant in Beirut, Lebanon.Credit:AP
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Fireworks illuminate the night sky, marking the New Year, as crowds of people look on, at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea.Credit:AP
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Fireworks and drones illuminate the night sky over London as they form a light display as London's normal New Year's Eve fireworks display was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.Credit:AP
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Fireworks are seen over St. Peter's Basilica on New Year's Eve in Rome, Italy. Credit:Getty Images
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Musicians watch as fireworks explode over Berlin's landmark Brandenburg Gate during the New Year Celebrations in Berlin, Germany.Credit:AP
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Crowds of people celebrate the New Year around the Christmas tree with the St. Sofia Cathedral in the background in Kyiv, Ukraine.Credit:AP
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People celebrate the New Year in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.Credit:Getty Images
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A security guard sits in the park near the Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic.Credit:AP
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Fireworks explode in the sky next to Rome's Colosseum during New Year's celebrations, in Rome, ItalyCredit:AP
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Guests at the Pullman Hotel, which ran a silent balcony New Year's party, welcome in 2021 near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. Credit:Getty Images
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Parisians ring in the New Year 2021 near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. Credit:Getty Images
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People gather on Everton Brow to watch unofficial fireworks and welcome 2021 in Liverpool, United Kingdom. Credit:Getty Images
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Fireworks explode at midnight, celebrating the official start of the new year during the "Willkommen 2021" performance behind the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany.Credit:Getty Images
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Fireworks show celebrates the New Year in the city centre in Hanoi, Vietnam. Credit:Getty Images
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Local residents light fireworks despite the ban in The Hague, Netherlands.Credit:Getty Images
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The New Year's Eve Fireworks in Sydney, as seen from Mrs Macquarie's Point. January 1, 2021.Credit:Dominic Lorrimer
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The New Year's Eve Fireworks in Sydney, as seen from Mrs Macquarie's Point. January 1, 2021.Credit:Dominic Lorrimer
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Katrina Mohi watches bands in Hagley Park in Christchurch, New Zealand during New Year celebrations.Credit:AP