Fireworks explode over the ancient
Parthenon temple atop the Acropolis
hill during New Year's day
celebrations, in Athens, Greece,
January 1, 2021. REUTERS/Alkis
Konstantinidis

Confetti flies around the ball and
countdown clock in Times Square
during the virtual New Year's Eve
event in Manhattan, New York,
January 1, 2021. REUTERS/Jeenah
Moon

Medical personnel work during the
New Year at a field hospital set up at
a sports gym to treat patients
suffering with the coronavirus in
Santo Andre, Sao Paulo state, Brazil,
January 1, 2021. REUTERS/Amanda
Perobelli

Fireworks explode over Pyongyang
during New Year's day celebrations
in this photo supplied by North
Korea's Korean Central News Agency
(KCNA) on January 1, 2021. KCNA/via
REUTERS

A woman wearing protective face
mask prays at a Buddhist temple on
New Year’s Day, in Wuhan, Hubei
province, China January 1, 2021.
REUTERS/Tingshu Wang

Medical personnel work during New
Year's Eve at a field hospital set up
at a sports gym to treat patients
suffering with the coronavirus in
Santo Andre, Sao Paulo state, Brazil,
December 31, 2020.
REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

A couple celebrates during New
Year's Eve in Copacabana beach in
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil January 1,
2021. REUTERS/Lucas Landau

People take pictures the first sunrise
of the New Year in Beijing, China,
January 1, 2021.  
REUTERS/Thomas Peter

A couple embrace during New Year's
day celebrations in central Kyiv,
Ukraine January 1, 2021.
REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

People hold balloons as they gather
to celebrate the arrival of the new
year in Wuhan, China December 31,
2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang

Fireworks explode over Tower Bridge
in London, Britain January 1, 2021.
REUTERS/Simon Dawson

People walk along Hungerford Bridge
during an anti-lockdown
demonstration and a New Year's
celebration, in London, Britain
January 1, 2021. REUTERS/Henry
Nicholls

Fireworks explode over the Sydney
Opera House and Sydney Harbour
Bridge during downsized New Year's
Eve celebrations in Sydney,
Australia, January 1, 2021.
REUTERS/Loren Elliott

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/Ahmed Jadallah

Revellers take part in New Year's Eve
celebrations in Kyiv, Ukraine
December 31, 2020.
REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

An effigy representing the
coronavirus burns after it was set on
fire on New Year's Day in Mumbai,
India, January 1, 2021.
REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

Fireworks explode over Chao Phraya
River during the New Year
celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand,
January 1, 2021. REUTERS/Athit
Perawongmetha

People pose for a picture next to an
installation at a mall on New Year's
Eve in Mumbai, India, December 31,
2020. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

A light show is seen over Tower
Bridge on the New Year in London,
Britain January 1, 2021.
REUTERS/Simon Dawson

Fireworks explode over the new
suspension bridge crossing the River
Nile and named the Tahya Misr (Long
Live Egypt) bridge in Cairo, Egypt,
January 1, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamed
Abd El Ghany

People ride a rickshaw across
Westminster Bridge during the New
Year's Eve in London, Britain
December 31, 2020.
REUTERS/Hannah McKay

Brandenburg Gate is illuminated
during the 'Willkommen 2021'
(Welcome 2021) concert on New
Year's Eve in Berlin, Germany
December 31, 2020.  John
Macdougall/Pool via REUTERS

People sing and dance on the streets
during the New Year celebrations in
Belgrade, Serbia, January 1, 2021.
REUTERS/Marko Djurica

People enjoy takeaway drinks
outside a pub during the New Year's
Eve in London, Britain December 31,
2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

An anti-lockdown protester gestures
during a demonstration and a New
Year's celebration, in London, Britain
January 1, 2021. REUTERS/Henry
Nicholls

Fireworks explode over Berlin's
landmark Brandenburg Gate to usher
in the new year during a concert
'Willkommen 2021' (Welcome 2021)
in Berlin, Germany January 1, 2021.
 John Macdougall/Pool via
REUTERS

Two women celebrate New Year in
Newcastle, Britain December 31,
2020. REUTERS/Lee Smith

Police officers gesture during a patrol
on New Year's day as a nighttime
curfew is reimposed in
Johannesburg, South Africa January
1, 2021. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

People gather to celebrate the arrival
of the new year in Wuhan, China
December 31, 2020.
REUTERS/Tingshu Wang

People gather to celebrate the arrival
of the New Year near the Bund in
Shanghai, China December 31, 2020.
 REUTERS/Aly Song

Fireworks explode over Chao Phraya
River during the New Year
celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand,
January 1, 2021. REUTERS/Athit
Perawongmetha

A vendor wearing a protective mask
sells balloons outside a shopping
mall during New Year's Eve, in Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia December 31,
2020. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng

People sing as they gather to
celebrate the arrival of the new year
at the site of a protest against the
newly passed farm bills at Singhu
border near New Delhi, India,
December 31, 2020. REUTERS/Adnan
Abidi

A crowd watches as fireworks
explode from the landmark building
Taipei 101 during New Year
celebrations in Taipei, Taiwan January
1, 2021. REUTERS/Ann Wang

Fireworks explode over Turtle Tower
on Hoan Kiem Lake during New
Year's Eve celebrations in Hanoi,
Vietnam January 1, 2021.
REUTERS/Kham

People take pictures at a shopping
center as the New Year countdown
celebrations and crowded events
were banned in Yangon, Myanmar
December 31, 2020. REUTERS/Shwe
Paw Mya Tin

The Houses of Parliament can be
seen as people walk across
Westminster Bridge, during the New
Year's Eve in London, Britain
December 31, 2020. REUTERS/Simon
Dawson

A performer wears a face shield at a
shopping center on New Year's Eve
in Bangkok, Thailand December 31,
2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

Visitors look at decorations at a mall
on New Year's Eve in Mumbai, India,
December 31, 2020.
REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

A girl wearing a mask and "2021"
headband looks on at a shopping
mall as The New Year countdown
celebrations and crowded events
were banned in Bangkok, Thailand,
December 31, 2020. REUTERS/Athit
Perawongmetha

People wearing protective face
masks gather as they offer prayers
on the first day of the New Year at
the Kanda Myojin shrine in Tokyo,
Japan, January 1, 2021.
 REUTERS/Issei Kato

People kiss as they take a selfie in
front of the last sunset of the year on
New Year's Eve in Rome, Italy
December 31, 2020.
REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

A reveller holds a sign reading
"2020BYE" as a small number of
people begin celebrating New Year's
Eve at the Sydney Harbour
waterfront amidst tightened
COVID-19 regulations in Sydney,
Australia, December 31, 2020.
REUTERS/Loren Elliott

People stand at a hotel with a sign
"Happy New Year" in one of its
windows, during New Year's Eve in
Jakarta, Indonesia, December 31,
2020. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana

People walk during large-scale social
restrictions on New Year's Eve in
Jakarta, Indonesia, December 31,
2020. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana

People enjoy the sunrise from Dona
Marta lookout, with Sugarloaf
mountain in the background in Rio
de Janeiro, Brazil December 31,
2020. REUTERS/Sergio Queiroz

A hairdresser styles a "2021" shave
for a client to welcome the New Year
at a barbershop in Ahmedabad,
India, December 31, 2020.
REUTERS/Amit Dave

General view of the deserted St.
Peter's Square on New Year's Eve at
the Vatican, December 31, 2020.
Fabio Frustaci/Pool via REUTERS