Countries around the world lit up the night sky to celebrate the year 2020.
December 31, 2019 — 9:07pm
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Fireworks explode during a New Year celebration at the Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)
Jon Chol Jin
Fireworks light the sky above the Quadriga at the Brandenburg Gate during New Year celebrations in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. Hundred thousands of people celebrated New Year's Eve welcoming the new year 2020 in Germany's capital. (Christophe Gateau/dpa via AP)
Christophe Gateau
Fireworks light the sky above illuminated Christmas tree at the Cathedral Square in Vilnius, Lithuania, shortly after midnight during the New Year's celebrations, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. Thousands of people celebrated the beginning of the New Year 2020 in the Lithuanian capital. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
Mindaugas Kulbis
Revellers photograph fireworks over the Arc de Triomphe as they celebrate the New Year on the Champs Elysees, in Paris, France, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Christophe Ena
Revellers photograph fireworks over the Arc de Triomphe as they celebrate the New Year on the Champs Elysees, in Paris, France, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Christophe Ena
Fireworks explode over the Kremlin during New Year's celebrations in Red Square with the Spasskaya Tower, left, in the background in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. Russians began the world's longest continuous New Year's Eve with fireworks and a message from President Vladimir Putin urging them to work together in the coming year. (AP Photo/Denis Tyrin)
Denis Tyrin
Fireworks light the sky above the St. Severi's Church, left, and the Mariendom (Cathedral of Mary), right, during New Year's celebrations in Erfurt, central Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)
Jens Meyer
Fireworks explode during a foggy night to mark the start of the New Year in Brussels, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Francisco Seco
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR EDINBURGH'S HOGMANAY - Fireworks light up the sky over Edinburgh during the city's Hogmanay celebrations on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020, in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. (Ian Georgeson/Edinburgh's Hogmanay via AP Images)
Ian Georgeson
Fireworks explode over the London Eye Ferris wheel by the River Thames in London, to mark the start of the new year, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. (Aaron Chown/PA via AP)
Aaron Chown
Thousands of anti-government protesters and citizens watch a firework display during the New Year's celebrations in Martyrs' Square in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. Protesters have been holding demonstrations since Oct. 17 demanding an end to widespread corruption and mismanagement by the political class that has ruled the country for three decades. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
Bilal Hussein
Fireworks illuminate the sky in bay next to the famous water fountain Le Jet d'Eau during New Year celebrations in Geneva, Switzerland Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)
Salvatore Di Nolfi
In this photo taken with long time exposure people walk in Nevsky prospect, central avenue, during New Year celebration in downtown St.Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)