In Pics: Happy New Year 2021 images from around the world!
Happy New Year 2021: Fireworks explode over Hagley Park in Christchurch, New Zealand, Friday, Jan. 1, 2021, during New Year celebrations. New Zealand and its South Pacific island neighbors have no COVID-19, and New Year celebrations there are the same as ever. (AP Photo)
New Year 2021: Fireworks explode over the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge as New Year celebrations begin in Sydney, Australia. A million people would usually crowd the Sydney Harbor to watch the annual fireworks that center on the Sydney Harbour Bridge. But this year authorities advised revelers to watch the fireworks on television as the two most populous states, New South Wales and Victoria battle to curb new COVID-19 outbreaks. (AP Photo)
Happy New Year 2021: Fireworks explode over the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge during downsized New Year's Eve celebrations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in Australia. (Reuters image)
New Year's Eve: Fireworks explode over the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge during downsized New Year's Eve celebrations during the COVID-19 pandemic, in Australia. (Reuters image)
The crowd watch as fireworks explode from the landmark building Taipei 101 during New Year celebrations in Taipei, Taiwan. (Reuters image)
Fireworks detonate from the Taipei 101 building during the New Year's celebrations in Taipei, Taiwan. (AP Photo)
Fireworks explode on New Year's Eve during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Bangkok, Thailand. (Reuters image)
People use their mobile phones as fireworks explode on New Year's Eve, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Bangkok, Thailand. (Reuters image)
New Years Eve 2021: Fireworks explode over Chao Phraya River during the New Year celebrations amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bangkok, Thailand. (Reuters image)
Happy New Year 2021: Dubai celebrates the new year in India by reflecting their national flag on the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, to mark New Year in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo)
Fireworks explode on New Year's Eve, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Bangkok, Thailand. (Reuters image)
Happy New Year 2021: People wearing face masks gather at a shopping mall as The New Year countdown celebrations and crowded events were banned amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bangkok, Thailand. (Reuters image)
Happy New Year 2021: A woman wearing a mask takes pictures at a shopping mall as The New Year countdown celebrations and crowded events were banned amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bangkok, Thailand. (Reuters image)
New Year's Eve: People watch a light show, as the traditional New Year's Eve fireworks are cancelled due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at Marina Bay in Singapore. (Reuters image)
New Year 2021: A man wears 2021 glasses as a small number of people begin celebrating New Year's Eve at the Sydney Harbour waterfront amidst tightened COVID-19 prevention regulations in Sydney, Australia. (Reuters image)
Priests perform 'Ganga Aarti' as people prepare to welcome the New Year 2021, in Varanasi,. (PTI Photo) (PTI12_31_2020_000201B)
New Year 2021: A security guard stands on duty as a phoenix is shown on a big screen in Beijing, China. (AP/PTI image)