From Australia to New York City, people gatheredto ring in the new year with fireworks and musical celebrations.
There were expectations on Sydney’s New Year celebrations went off with a bang as hundreds of fireworks were launched from the Harbour Bridge at midnight. It is a moment to enjoy for residents after the city was choked by thick smoke from wildfires. But some campaigned for the event to be cancelled out of respect for those whose homes were destroyed in surrounding towns in New South Wales.
Here are some of photos of the celebrations from around the world
epa08097100 People watch fireworks during New Year’s Eve celebrations at Time Square, New York, USA, 01 January 2020. EPA-EFE/ANGEL COLMENARES
epa08097083 People kiss during New Year’s Eve celebrations at Time Square, New York, USA, 01 January 2020. EPA-EFE/ANGEL COLMENARES
epa08097047 Fireworks explode in the air during New Year’s Eve celebrations in Damascus, 31 December 2019. EPA-EFE/YOUSSEF BADAWI
epa08097019 Fireworks explode in the sky during New Year’s celebrations in Lisbon, Portugal, 01 January 2020. EPA-EFE/JOSE SENA GOULAO
epa08097010 Lebanese anti-government protesters and citizens hold cut outs during New Year’s Eve celebrations at Martyrs’ Square in Beirut, Lebanon, 31 December 2020. EPA-EFE/WAEL HAMZEH
epa08096999 People lwave sparklers near the famous water fountain Le Jet d’Eau, during New Year celebrations in Geneva, Switzerland, 01 January 2020. EPA-EFE/SALVATORE DI NOLFI
epa08096984 The New Year video is projected onto the Arc de Triomphe on the Champs Elysees in Paris, France, 01 January 2020. EPA-EFE/CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON
epa08096974 Fireworks explode in the sky during the New Year’s celebrations in the city of Funchal, Madeira Island, Portugal, 01 January 2020. EPA-EFE/HOMEM DE GOUVEIA
epa08096967 Fireworks explode over skyline during 2020 New Year eve celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand, 01 January 2020. EPA-EFE/STR
epa08096944 People celebarate in the central square of Tirana during New Year’s celebrations in Tirana, Albania, 01 January 2020. EPA-EFE/MALTON DIBRA
epa08096939 New Years eve fireworks fall across the London skyline in front of the London Eye during London’s New Years eve celebrations in London, Britain, 01 January 2020. Over a hundred thousand people gathered along the Thames to welcome in the new year. EPA-EFE/ANDY RAIN
epa08096878 Fireworks explode behind Stefan cel Mare monument to welcome 2020 during New Year’s celebration in downtown Chisinau, Moldova, 01 January 2020. EPA-EFE/DUMITRU DORU
epa08096857 The New Year is being celebrated on and around the Erasmus Bridge with the National Fireworks, in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 01 January 2020. EPA-EFE/ROBIN UTRECHT
epa08096854 Serbian singer Zeljko Joksimovic performs on stage during the New Year celebrations in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 31 December 2019. EPA-EFE/FEHIM DEMIR
epa08096837 The midnight fireworks are seen over Skopje during New Year’s Eve celebrations in Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia on 01 January 2020. EPA-EFE/GEORGI LICOVSKI
epa08096827 Fireworks light up in the fog in front of Atomium Monument to celebrate the arrival of the new year 2020, in Brussels, Belgium, 31 December 2019. EPA-EFE/OLIVIER HOSLET
epa08096828 Fireworks light the night sky during New Year celebration in Riga, Latvia, 01 January 2020. EPA-EFE/Valda Kalnina
epa08096680 Fireworks illuminating the sky around Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, reflected off a sculpture during New Year’s 2020 celebrations in the Gulf emirate of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 01 January 2020. EPA-EFE/ALI HAIDER
epa08096669 Sri Lankans watch fireworks display during new year’s celebrations at Galle Face Green in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 01 January 2020. EPA-EFE/CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE
epa08096648 Fireworks illuminate the sky around Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, during New Year’s 2020 celebrations in the Gulf emirate of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 01 January 2020. EPA-EFE/ALI HAIDER
epa08096457 Artists perform at the countdown event to celebrate the arrival of 2020 during the New Year’s Eve celebration at Shougang Industrial Park in Beijing, China, 01 January 2020. EPA-EFE/WU HONG
epa08096419 People enjoy the New Year celebrations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 01 January 2020. EPA-EFE/Ahmad Yusni
epa08096375 Fireworks explode after midnight over Garuda Wisnu Kencana cultural park part of New Year celebrations in Bali, Indonesia, 01 January 2020. EPA-EFE/MADE NAGI
epa08096358 Protesters chant as fireworks explode in Hong Kong along the waterfront on new year’s eve in Tsim Sha Tsui in Hong Kong, China, early 01 January 2020. Hong Kong has been gripped by mass protests for seven months, over a now-suspended extradition bill to China that has morphed into a wider anti-government movement. EPA-EFE/Vivek Prakash
epa08096338 Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon (L) attends at the New Year celebrations at Bosingakin Seoul, South Korea, 01 January 2020. EPA-EFE/JEON HEON-KYUN
epa08096241 Fireworks explode above the Sydney Harbour Bridge, as seen from Kirribilli during New Year’s Eve celebrations in Sydney, Australia, 01 January 2020. EPA-EFE/DAN HIMBRECHTS AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY
epa08096149 Fireworks explode after midnight over Sydney Harbour as part of New Year celebrations in Sydney, Australia, 01 January 2020. A smaller firework was already launched at 9pm local time for children and families. EPA-EFE/DEAN LEWINS AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY
epa08097046 Light trails are made in the air by projectiles during New Year’s Eve celebrations in Damascus, 31 December 2019. EPA-EFE/YOUSSEF BADAWI
epa08096931 Fireworks explode near a police car in Neukoeln district of Berlin, Germany, 31 December 2019. The district is well known for wild firework activity during New Year?s Eve, with people shooting rockets directly at cars and apartment buildings. EPA-EFE/OMER MESSINGER
epa08096803 Thousands of people gather in the Puerta del Sol square to celebrate the arrival of the New Year during the night of 31 December 2019 and the early hours of 01 January 2020, in Madrid, Spain. EPA-EFE/David Fernandez
epa08096797 Fireworks explode over the Brandenburg Gate on New Year’s Eve at midnight in Berlin, Germany, 01 January 2020. The city welcomed the year 2020 with its annual fireworks display and street party near the German capital’s most prominent symbol. EPA-EFE/ADAM BERRY
epa08096698 Thousands of people gather during the New Year’s Eve concert in Zakopane, southern Poland, 31 December 2019. EPA-EFE/Grzegorz Momot POLAND OUT
epa08096574 Children watch a fireworks show during the National Children’s Fireworks as part of New Year celebrations in front of the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam, Netherlands, 31 December 2019. EPA-EFE/ROBIN UTRECHT
epa08096536 People attend the traditional horse race celebrating the New Year at Kincsem Park Racecourse in Budapest, Hungary, 31 December 2019. EPA-EFE/Zsolt Szigetvary HUNGARY OUT
epa08096770 Fireworks illuminate the Athenian sky as the temple of Parthenon sits atop the Acropolis hill during the New Year celebrations in Athens Greece, 01 January 2020. EPA-EFE/KOSTAS TSIRONIS
epa08096415 Artists perform during the new year Jasn a Bhopal 2020 at board club in Bhopal India 31st December 2019. The program organised by Madhya Pradesh tourism and culture department. EPA-EFE/SANJEEV GUPTA
epaselect epa08096089 The midnight fireworks are seen from Mrs Macquarie’s Chair during New Year’s Eve celebrations in Sydney, Australia, 31 December 2019. EPA-EFE/MICK TSIKAS AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT
epa08096459 Entertainers pose for photo at the countdown event to celebrate the arrival of 2020 during the New Year’s Eve celebration at Shougang Industrial Park in Beijing, China, 01 January 2020. EPA-EFE/WU HONG
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