Carnival Floats Around the world
New Year's Eve 2019: celebrations around the world – live news
Cities around the world welcome in 2020 with fireworks
A joyful crowd of Parisians and tourists walked, biked and used scooters to reach the Champs-Elysees for the new year celebrations, in a city with almost no public transport amid massive strikes.
Revelers converged at the famous avenue to watch a light show at the Arc de Triomphe, followed by a fireworks display at midnight. Paris police set up a security perimeter around the Champs-Elysees area with a ban on alcohol and traffic restrictions.
All metro lines in the French capital were closed except for two automatic lines, and only a few night buses were running, as Tuesday marked the 27th consecutive day of transport strikes against President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to overhaul the French pension system.
In pictures: Asia rings in 2020 new year
Singapore rings in 2020 with spectacular fireworks show
Jakarta New Year countdown: Musical fireworks show, mass wedding among events lined up
Hanoi New Year countdown: Young people celebrate at street countdown parties
Hong Kong greets 2020 with pyrotechnics and a light show
Pyongyang welcomes 2020 with fireworks, dancing snowmen
From Pyongyang to Singapore, Asia welcomed the new decade - some with festivities and fireworks; others with protests and slogans.
Millions partied the night away at New Year's Eve countdowns or prepared for the new year with prayers and candles.
In Singapore, Mediacorp's Let's Celebrate 2020 which was held at The Promontory @ Marina Bay attracted a capacity crowd of 6,000 people, with over 9,000 passing through.
