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In Pictures: New Year celebrations around the world

From North Korea to New York City, revellers welcome 2020 with parties, fireworks and dancing.

Fireworks explode around the London Eye wheel during New Year celebrations in central London, Britain, January 1, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Fireworks explode around the London Eye wheel during New Year celebrations in central London, Britain. [Toby Melville/Reuters]
Published On 1 Jan 2020

The New Year has been welcomed across the world.

The party atmosphere swept across major cities in Asia, Europe, Africa and the Americas as the clock ticked past midnight.

Fireworks, concerts, spiritual ceremonies and political addresses were held across the globe as revellers marked the transition to 2020.

A reveller celebrates as confetti falls during a New Year''s Eve party in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines January 1, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
A reveller celebrates as confetti falls during a New Year's Eve party in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. [Eloisa Lopez/Reuters]
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People celebrate the arrival of the year 2020 at a New Year''s Eve countdown event near the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic headquarters in Bejing, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. Revellers around the globe are b
People celebrate the arrival of the year 2020 at a New Year's Eve countdown event near the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic headquarters in Beijing. [Ng Han Guan/AP Photo]
A man watches fireworks exploding over Copacabana Beach during the New Year''s celebrations, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
A man watches fireworks exploding over Copacabana Beach during the New Year celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [Bruna Prado/AP Photo]
Students head to play folk games at the square of Arch of Triumph in Pyongyang, North Korea Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. (AP photo/Jon Chol Jin)
Students head to play folk games at the square of Arch of Triumph in Pyongyang, North Korea on the occasion of New Year. [Jon Chol Jin/AP Photo]
NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 31: Revelers at Times Square during the New Year''s Eve celebration on December 31, 2019 in New York City. People began celebrating New Year''s Eve at Times Square in 1904, in 19
Revellers at Times Square during the New Year's Eve celebration in New York City. [David Dee Delgado/Getty Images/AFP]
Fireworks explode over the Kremlin during New Year''s celebrations in Red Square with the Spasskaya Tower, left, in the background in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. Russians began the world''s
Fireworks explode over the Kremlin during New Year's celebrations in Red Square with the Spasskaya Tower, left, in the background in Moscow, Russia. [Denis Tyrin/AP Photo]
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People attend a new year celebration event in Lagos, Nigeria December 31, 2019. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja
People attend a New Year celebration event in Lagos, Nigeria. [Temilade Adelaja/Reuters]
Japanese priestess prepare for New Year prayers at Kanda Myojin Shrine in Tokyo on December 31, 2019. Millions of Japanese people will visit shrines and temples across the country during the first thr
Japanese priestesses prepare for New Year prayers at Kanda Myojin Shrine in Tokyo. Millions of Japanese people will visit shrines and temples across the country during the first three days of the New Year to pray for the wellbeing of their families. [Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP]
Fireworks illuminate the sky over the Arc de Triomphe during the New Year''s celebrations on the Champs Elysees in Paris, France January 1, 2020. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Fireworks illuminate the sky over the Arc de Triomphe during the New Year's celebrations on the Champs Elysees in Paris, France. [Benoit Tessier/Reuters]
A masked demonstrator reacts while ringing in the new year at Plaza Italia during a protest against Chile''s government in Santiago, Chile January 1, 2020. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza
A masked demonstrator reacts while ringing in the New Year at Plaza Italia during a protest against Chile's government in Santiago, Chile. [Pablo Sanhueza/Reuters]
Tourism icon, the Merlion, formed by drones, hovers over Marina Bay during New Year''s Eve celebrations in Singapore December 31, 2019. REUTERS/Edgar Su TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Tourism icon, the Merlion, formed by drones, hovers over Marina Bay during New Year's Eve celebrations in Singapore. [Edgar Su/Reuters]