NEW YEARS EVE 2020 CELEBRATIONS AROUND THE WORLD

(All photo are screen shots from NBC's video below)

Here is a brief sampling of New Years Eve celebrations around the world as showcased by NBC.  

COVID-19 concerns changed how many places handled celebrations this year and some places cancelled them entirely, but some of the ones that did had specatular displays (see short video by NBC at bottom of post).

We watched the ball drop in New York on television and there were some first responders and medical professionals allowed distanced in areas on the street, but for the most part, it was eerily empty when then zoomed out to show the empty streets nearby. 

Pyongyang, North Korea

Athens, Greece

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Berlin, Germany

Dubai, UAE

Bangkok, Thailand

Taipei, Taiwan

And a few other major cities cancelled due to restrictions:

• Hong Kong
• Paris, France
  
• London, England

How did you celebrate New Year's Eve this year?

Hong Kong

 

FORENSIC ART: Scientist Reconstruct The Face Teen That Lived 9,000-Years Ago

Photo:  Screenshot from video

Oscar Nilsson, a Swedish archaeologist and sculptor specializing in the reconstruction of human faces, reconstructed the face of a teen girl estimated to be 15-18 that lived in 7,000 B.C. during the Mesolithic Period.

It is on display at the Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece