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New Year's Eve Celebrations
Times Square, New York | 31 Dec 2020

The coronavirus scourge that dominated the year is also looming over New Year’s festivities, forcing officials worldwide to tone them down.

In New York's Times Square workers set up a stage for a celebration that will unfold this year without the usual throngs of cheering, kissing revelers. Police will block off the area so spectators can’t get a glimpse.

The event’s special guests will be first responders and essential workers. But they won’t be joining the mayor on stage to lead the countdown. Instead, each guest will watch from a private, well-spaced area. The night’s performances — including disco diva Gloria Gaynor’s singing of the apt-for-2020 anthem “I Will Survive” — will be aimed at TV audiences.

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