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People enjoy New Year's Eve amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Bangkok, Thailand, December 31, 2021.
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Fireworks explode over the Chao Phraya River during the New Year celebrations, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bangkok, Thailand, January 1, 2022.
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A person sits at a very quiet pub after celebrations in Scotland were cancelled, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain, December 31, 2021.
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People wear masks as they take photos of fireworks during an event to celebrateA NewA Year in Hong Kong, China, January 1, 2022.
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Hundred of drones form the shape of “Chinese Junk� during an event to celebrateA NewA Year in Hong Kong, China, January 1, 2022.
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People gather during New Year's Eve celebrations, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Istanbul, Turkey December 31, 2021.
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Fireworks explode from the Taipei 101 skyscraper during New Year celebrations in Taipei, Taiwan January 1, 2022.
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A woman, wearing a protective face mask and a headband, looks on at the Bundaran Hotel Indonesia roundabout where people usually celebrate on New Year's Eve in Jakarta, Indonesia, December 31, 2021.
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People gather to take part in the New Year's Eve celebrations in Times Square, as the Omicron coronavirus variant continues to spread, in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., December 31, 2021.
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People gather while waiting for the New Year countdown at Eastwood Mall, in Quezon City, Philippines, December 31, 2021.
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Fireworks explode over the Yarra River waterfront during downsized New Year's Eve celebrations, as the Omicron variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues to spread, in Melbourne, Australia, January 1, 2022.
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A person wearing 2022 glasses looks on ahead of New Year's Eve celebrations at Times Square as the Omicron variant continues to spread in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., December 31, 2021.
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Fireworks explode near the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, to celebrate the new year, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, January 1, 2022.
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Fireworks explode as people gather at the Puerta del Sol square during New Year's celebrations, amid the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) surge, in Madrid, Spain, January 1, 2022.
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Reveller wearing a costume celebrates the New Year at Shibuya, although the countdown event was cancelled due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Tokyo, Japan December 31, 2021.
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Fireworks explode over Sydney Harbour during New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney, Australia, January 1, 2022.
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People gather to celebrate the arrival of the New Year near the Bund during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Shanghai, China, December 31, 2021.
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Fireworks explode over the Chao Phraya River during the New Year celebrations, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bangkok, Thailand, January 1, 2022.
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A girl poses for a picture next to an installation at a mall on New Year's Eve, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Mumbai, India, December 31, 2021.
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Fireworks explode over the ancient Parthenon temple atop the Acropolis hill during New Year's day celebrations, in Athens, Greece, January 1, 2022.
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A woman kisses he child while waiting for the New Year countdown at Eastwood Mall, in Quezon City, Philippines, December 31, 2021.
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People celebrate New Year's Eve on the Yarra River waterfront, as the Omicron variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues to spread, in Melbourne, Australia, December 31, 2021.
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Hundred of drones form the shape of “2022� during an event to celebrateA NewA Year in Hong Kong, China, January 1, 2022.
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People gather near Taipei 101 skyscraper to celebrate the New Year in Taipei, Taiwan January 1, 2022.
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Fireworks explode in the sky over the Kremlin and St. Basil’s cathedral during the New Year's celebrations in Moscow, Russia January 1, 2022.
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A reveller looks at fireworks explode over the UAP Old Mutual Tower during the New Year's Eve celebrations in Nairobi, Kenya January 1, 2022.
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Fireworks explode over the Chao Phraya River during the New Year celebrations, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bangkok, Thailand, January 1, 2022.
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People gather before the New Year celebrations in Mosul, Iraq December 31, 2021.
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