This combination of pictures created on January 1, 2021 shows the fireworks over the Arc de Triomphe during the New Year's celebrations on the Champs-Elysees avenue, in Paris, on January 1, 2020 (up) and the empty Champs-Elysees avenue during New Year's Eve on January 1, 2021, as a 8:00 pm-6:00 am curfew is implemented in France to avoid a third wave of Covid-19 infections. (Photo: VCG)
Guests at the Pullman Hotel welcome in 2021 near the Eiffel Tower on December 31, 2020 in Paris, France. (Photo: VCG)
Fireworks go off over Moscow's Red Square marking the beginning of 2021. (Photo: VCG)
A couple pose for a friend's photograph as they hold a sparkler in front of the London Eye, in what would normally be a ticket-only area filled to capacity waiting for the annual fireworks display, on December 31, 2020 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo: VCG)
A fireworks display over the Sydney Harbour Bridge during New Year's Eve celebrations on January 01, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. Celebrations look different this year as COVID-19 restrictions remain in place due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. (Photo: VCG)
Artists watch as after firework explode over Berlin's landmark Brandenburg Gate to usher in the new year during a concert 'Willkommen 2021' (Welcome 2021) on January 1, 2021. (Photo: VCG)
Shanghai Disney Resort welcomed the New Year with a celebratory nighttime show on Thursday. (Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn)
Fireworks are displayed during the New Year celebration in Manila, the Philippines, Jan. 1, 2021. (Photo: Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
Fireworks are displayed to celebrate the New Year in Auckland, New Zealand, Jan. 1, 2021. (Xinhua/Guo Lei)
Fireworks are displayed to celebrate the New Year in Bangkok, Thailand, Jan. 1, 2021. (Photo: Xinhua/Zhang Keren)
People watch a light projection show as part of the New Year's eve celebrations held at Singapore's Marina Bay on Dec. 31, 2020. (Photo:Xinhua/Then Chih Wey)
A man sells new year balloons near the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Dec. 31, 2020. (Photo: Xinhua/Zhu Wei)
The ball is raised into place in Times Square during New Year's Eve celebrations on December 31, 2020 in New York City. (Photo: AFP)
Fireworks explode over the ancient Acropolis in Athens during the New Year's celebrations on January 1, 2021 amid the pandemic. (Photo: AFP)
People watch fireworks explode over the River Nile in the Egyptian capital Cairo during New Year's Eve celebrations on December 31, 2020. (Photo: AFP)
A woman celebrates the New Year on a terrace in Rome, as a 10:00 pm 07:00 am curfew is implemented in Italy to avoid a third wave of Covid-19 infections, in Rome, on December 31, 2020. (Photo: AFP)
People watch fireworks during New Year celebrations in Rawalpindi on January 1, 2021. (Photo: AFP)
This picture shows fireworks on the Burj Khalifah tower in Dubai during the new year's eve celebrations on December 31, 2020. (Photo: AFP)
New Year's Eve fireworks erupt over Ras al-Khaimah, one of the world's largest fireworks shows on January 1, 2021. (Photo: AFP)
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