• This combination photograph shows a handful of people in front of the iconic Gateway of India, top, a popular place to celebrate New Year's Eve in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, as compared to a file photograph of a crowd celebrating on Dec. 31, 2019. AP Photo
    This combination photograph shows a handful of people in front of the iconic Gateway of India, top, a popular place to celebrate New Year's Eve in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, as compared to a file photograph of a crowd celebrating on Dec. 31, 2019. AP Photo
  • The Kremlin and the Spasskaya Tower in Red Square during New Year's celebrations in Moscow, Russia in 2020 and 2019. AP Photo
    The Kremlin and the Spasskaya Tower in Red Square during New Year's celebrations in Moscow, Russia in 2020 and 2019. AP Photo
  • Istanbul. AP Photo
    Istanbul. AP Photo
  • Brussels. AP Photo
    Brussels. AP Photo
  • The Champs Elysees in Paris. AP Photo
    The Champs Elysees in Paris. AP Photo
  • Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. AP Photo
    Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. AP Photo
  • Colle Oppio hill overlooking Rome's Colosseum. AP Photo
    Colle Oppio hill overlooking Rome's Colosseum. AP Photo
  • New Year celebrations in downtown St. Petersburg, Russia. AP Photo
    New Year celebrations in downtown St. Petersburg, Russia. AP Photo
  • Moscow. AP Photo
    Moscow. AP Photo
  • Tokyo. AP Photo
    Tokyo. AP Photo
  • Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong. AP Photo
    Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong. AP Photo
  • Maiji Jingu Shinto Shrine in Tokyo. AP Photo
    Maiji Jingu Shinto Shrine in Tokyo. AP Photo
  • Bosingak pavilion in Seoul. AP Photo
    Bosingak pavilion in Seoul. AP Photo
  • Hotel Indonesia Roundabout in Jakarta. AP Photo
    Hotel Indonesia Roundabout in Jakarta. AP Photo
  • Hotel Indonesia Roundabout in Jakarta. AP Photo
    Hotel Indonesia Roundabout in Jakarta. AP Photo
  • Fireworks exploding over the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge. AP Photo
    Fireworks exploding over the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge. AP Photo

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Then and now: New Year's Eve in 2019 and 2020

The coronavirus pandemic meant there was muted celebrations in some parts of the world

The National

January 01, 2021

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