Happy New Year 2020
In London thousands of people lined the Thames as over 12, 000 fireworks lit up the capital’s skyline, as revellers across UK have ushered in the start of the new decade. Edinburgh hosted the UK’s “biggest street party” for a Hogmanay party. Firework also lit up Manchester, Cardiff, Newcastle, Inverness and Nottingham skyline. Big Bne rang out 12 times to mark the start of the new year depsite the bell falling mostly silent in 2019 while renovation work is completed.
In Dubai 10 minutes fireworks lit up the sky over Dubai’s Burj Khalifa the world’s tallest building 2, 716 foot skyscraper.
In Russia, world’s longest continuous New Year’s Eve with fireworks and a message from Preident Valdimir Putin urging them to work together in the coming year.
In Mumbai, India, thousands o Indians ushered in the new decade with fireworks lighting up the sky over iconic Gateway of India.
In China, President Xi Jiping rang in 2020 pledging to achieve the3 first centenary goal of builsing a moderately prosperoys society in all respects in the “milestone” Year and said “ Let’s seize the day and live it to the full” as they look forward to the Beijing 2022 Olympics.
Tens of thousands of revellers braved the torrential rain in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta and ushered in the New Year.
Fireworks also exploded over Marina Bat during the New Year’s celebration in Singapore.
Australia ushered in the New Year with huge fireworks display in Sydney despite calls to cancel the event as devastating bushfires raged across the country.
Revellers ushered in 2020 in downtown Los Angeles, gathering at Grand Park for the City’s biggest free music and dance party.n Also New York City’s Time Square revellers watched one of the globe’s most- watched New Year’s eve spectacles as a Luminescent crystal ball descended down a pole.
In Rio’s Copacabana beach packed crowd ushered in the new year.
The world is bidding farewell to a decade that will be remembered for the rise of social media the Arab Spring, the #MeToo movement and President Donald Trump.