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Fireworks explode from the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, during New Year's Eve celebrations in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 31, 2020. (Reuters)
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New Year's Eve fireworks erupt over Sydney's iconic Harbour Bridge and Opera House (L) during the fireworks show on January 1, 2021. (AFP)
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Fireworks are launched from the Sky Tower to mark the changing of the year on New Year's eve in Auckland, New Zealand, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020. New Zealand and its South Pacific island neighbors have no COVID-19, and New Year celebrations there are the same as ever. (Michael Craig/NZ Herald via AP)
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A youth skates past a New Year greeting sign in central Hanoi on December 30, 2020. / AFP / Nhac NGUYEN
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A general view shows the Opera House and Harbour Bridge hours before a fireworks show to celebrate the New Year in Sydney on December 31, 2020. / AFP / SAEED KHAN
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People hold placards and balloons forming the number 2021 during celebrations for the New Year in Amritsar on December 31, 2020. / AFP / NARINDER NANU
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TOPSHOT - Women walk under an umbrella in front of a 2021 sign displayed in downtown Pristina on December 30, 2020, as Kosovars prepare to celebrate the New Year 2021 at their homes, amid the ongoing Covid-19 (novel coronavirus) pandemic. / AFP / Armend NIMANI
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An illustration taken on December 30, 2019 in Budapest shows the numbers of the year 2021 painted with light in front of an illuminated Christmas tree. / AFP / ATTILA KISBENEDEK
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A Palestinian man adds the last touch to a sand sculpture representing the year 2021 with a heart, on the shore of Gaza Ciry on December 30, 2020. / AFP / Mohammed ABED
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Fireworks are launched from the Sky Tower to mark the changing of the year on New Year's eve in Auckland, New Zealand, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020. New Zealand and its South Pacific island neighbors have no COVID-19, and New Year celebrations there are the same as ever. (Michael Craig/NZ Herald via AP)
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New Year's Eve fireworks erupt over Sydney's iconic Harbour Bridge and Opera House (L) during the fireworks show on January 1, 2021. (AFP)
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People watch as the Marina Bay area is lit up as part of New Year's Eve celebrations in Singapore on December 31, 2020. (AFP)
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New Year's Eve fireworks erupt over Sydney's iconic Harbour Bridge and Opera House (L) during the fireworks show on January 1, 2021. (AFP)
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Tokyo Tower (R) is lit as people walk at Shiba Park on New Year's Eve in Tokyo on December 31, 2020. (AFP)
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A vendor decorates his toy store ahead of the New Year in Kuwait City on December 31, 2020. / AFP / YASSER AL-ZAYYAT
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A man and woman pose for a photo in front of a 2021 sign as a limited number of people begin celebrating New Year's Eve at the Sydney Harbour waterfront amidst tightened COVID-19 prevention regulations in Sydney, Australia, December 31, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
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People wearing masks hold balloons by a river on New Year's Eve, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China December 31, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
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A 2021 sign is displayed in downtown Pristina on December 30, 2020, as Kosovars prepare to celebrate the New Year 2021 at their homes, amid the ongoing Covid-19 (novel coronavirus) pandemic. / AFP / Armend NIMANI
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A motorcyclist rides past a floral design marking the arrival of the Thai new year 2564 in Bangkok on December 31, 2020. / AFP / Mladen ANTONOV
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People pose near a decoration on the New Year’s eve at a shopping mall in Mumbai on December 31, 2020. (AFP)
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People pose for pictures on the banks of Yangtze River on New Year's Eve in Wuhan, in China’s central Hubei province on December 31, 2020. (AFP)
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Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers perform during the daily Beating the Retreat ceremony on New Year's Eve at the India-Pakistan Wagah Border Post, about 35 kms from Amritsar on December 31, 2020. (AFP)
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Fireworks explode over Chao Phraya River during the New Year celebrations amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bangkok. (Reuters)
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Fireworks explode over ChaFireworks explode from Taipei's 101 Tower during the New Year celebrations amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Taiwan. (AFP)o Phraya River during the New Year celebrations amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bangkok. (Reuters)
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Christmas lights hang above a deserted street in the centre of Edinburgh on New Year's Eve, December 31, 2020, as authorities hope people stay at home and do not come to celebrate Hogmanay this year in the city. (AFP)
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A couple wearing protective face coverings to combat the spread of the coronavirus, walk through China Town in central London on New Year’s Eve, December 31, 2020, as authorities in the Tier 4 city hope the message to stay at home is obeyed. (AFP)
