In Photos: New Year's Eve fireworks from around the world

Nations celebrate with caution amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Last updated: January 01, 2021 | 07:23

Compiled by Nathaniel Lacsina, Senior Web Editor

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Musicians watch as fireworks explode over Berlin's landmark Brandenburg Gate during the New Year Celebrations in Berlin, Germany.

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Fireworks explode over Berlin's landmark Brandenburg Gate during the New Year Celebrations in Berlin, Germany.

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Fireworks and drones illuminate the night sky over London as they form a light display as London's normal New Year's Eve fireworks display was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Icelandic people celebrate New Year's Eve and hope for a brighter 2021 as fireworks light up the sky in Reykjavik, Iceland on December 31, 2020.

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Fireworks are launched from the Sky Tower to mark the changing of the year on New Year's eve in Auckland, New Zealand.

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Fireworks are launched from the Sky Tower to mark the changing of the year on New Year's eve in Auckland, New Zealand.

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New Year's Eve fireworks erupt over Sydney's iconic Harbour Bridge and Opera House (L) during the fireworks show.

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Fireworks explode on New Year's Eve, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Bangkok, Thailand.

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Fireworks explode over Chao Phraya River during the New Year celebrations amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bangkok, Thailand.

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Fireworks light up the sky in Jakarta on January 1, 2021, to welcome in the New Year although the government requested residents to stay home with the rise in coronavirus, Covid-19, infections.

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Fireworks explode over Turtle Tower on Hoan Kiem Lake during New Year's Eve celebrations amid coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Hanoi, Vietnam.

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A fireworks display decorates the night sky to celebrate the New Year, as crowds of people look on, at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea.

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Pakistanis watch fireworks during the New Year celebrations in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

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