From New York’s Times Square to Sydney Harbor, big public blowouts were turned into TV-only shows and digital events. Fireworks displays have been canceled from the Las Vegas Strip to the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. The occasion stirs mixed feelings for people like Cesar Soltero, who was taking photos, and taking stock, in Times Square this week. Simona Faidiga and Alessandro Nunziata strolled through Times Square with their Labrador retriever puppy, Maggie, who has given Faidiga a lift after she lost her tour guide job. Days ahead of the ball drop in Times Square, it clearly wasn’t New Year’s as usual at the Crossroads of the World.

Source: Manila Times December 31, 2020 16:30 UTC