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| New Year’s Eve 2020: Pictures From Around the World | New Year’s Eve 2020: Pictures From Around the World |
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| From Australia to New York City, people are gathering to ring in the new year with fireworks and musical celebrations. | From Australia to New York City, people are gathering to ring in the new year with fireworks and musical celebrations. |
| Here’s a collection of videos and images, updating as the clock strikes midnight around the world. | Here’s a collection of videos and images, updating as the clock strikes midnight around the world. |
| Julian Sanders, center left, and Jay Morales started off 2020 with a kiss in New York City, as did Santiago Rios, far right, and Fran Torres. | |
| The new year arriving in Times Square. | The new year arriving in Times Square. |
| Revelers celebrated as confetti fell in Times Square. | Revelers celebrated as confetti fell in Times Square. |
| Fireworks exploding over Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. | Fireworks exploding over Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. |
| Tens of thousands of revelers gathered in London to watch a fireworks display launched from the London Eye over the River Thames. | Tens of thousands of revelers gathered in London to watch a fireworks display launched from the London Eye over the River Thames. |
| Fireworks lighting up the sky over the Main River in Frankfurt, Germany. | Fireworks lighting up the sky over the Main River in Frankfurt, Germany. |
| The celebrations in Paris included fireworks and a series of projections on the Arc de Triomphe. | The celebrations in Paris included fireworks and a series of projections on the Arc de Triomphe. |
| Crowds lit paper lanterns in front of the Ortakoy mosque in Istanbul. | Crowds lit paper lanterns in front of the Ortakoy mosque in Istanbul. |
| Children spun makeshift sparklers as they celebrated the new year in Nairobi, Kenya. | Children spun makeshift sparklers as they celebrated the new year in Nairobi, Kenya. |
| Fireworks over the Kremlin in Moscow. | Fireworks over the Kremlin in Moscow. |
| Families danced in front of the Gateway of India in Mumbai. | Families danced in front of the Gateway of India in Mumbai. |
| The Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. | The Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. |
| Crowds gathered at Shougang Industrial Park, one of the sports venues for the coming Beijing 2022 Olympics in China. | Crowds gathered at Shougang Industrial Park, one of the sports venues for the coming Beijing 2022 Olympics in China. |
| Fireworks illuminate the sky around Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. | Fireworks illuminate the sky around Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. |
| Protesters in Hong Kong, who have gathered on and off since June, took a moment to count down to the new year. | Protesters in Hong Kong, who have gathered on and off since June, took a moment to count down to the new year. |
| A drone display over the Huangpu River in Shanghai featured drones forming various shapes and patterns against the night sky. | A drone display over the Huangpu River in Shanghai featured drones forming various shapes and patterns against the night sky. |
| Confetti fell on revelers in Quezon City, Philippines. | Confetti fell on revelers in Quezon City, Philippines. |
| Fireworks over the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge in Australia. | Fireworks over the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge in Australia. |