People celebrate as they watch the traditional New Year’s fireworks at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro on December 31, 2019. — AFP

Revellers photograph fireworks over the Arc de Triomphe as they celebrate the New Year on the Champs Elysees, in Paris on January 1, 2020. — AP/PTI

A view of the fireworks during the Times Square New Year’s Eve 2020 Celebration on December 31, 2019 in New York City. — AFP

Video displays illuminate the Arc de Triomphe during the New Year’s celebrations on the Champs Elysees in Paris on December 31, 2019. — Reuters

Fireworks light up the sky over the General de Gaulle Bridge and the Ebrie lagoon during New Year’s celebrations in Abidjan on January 1, 2020. — AFP

People watch as fireworks explode over Copacabana beach during New Year celebrations in Rio de Janeiro on January 1, 2020. — Reuters

2020 decorative balloons float at a New Year’s Eve campaign rally for Bernie Sanders on December 31, 2019 in Des Moines, Iowa. — AFP

Fireworks explode over the London Eye wheel during New Year celebrations in central London on January 1, 2020. — Reuters

Fireworks explode around the London Eye wheel during New Year celebrations in central London on January 1, 2020. — Reuters

New Year’s fireworks celebrations are seen above the Dubai skyline with the Burj Al Arab (R) and Burj Khalifa (L), the World’s tallest building on December 31, 2019. — AFP