A look at how the world ushered in 2020:NEW YORKFireworks burst and confetti fell as throngs of revelers cheered the start of 2020 in New York City’s Times Square. On March 15, a lone gunman identified killed 51 people and wounded dozens at two mosques in the South Island city of Christchurch. In December, an eruption of volcanic White Island off the east coast of the North Island killed at least 19 tourists and tour guides. Dubai this year will be hosting Expo 2020, a world fair that brings the most cutting-edge and futuristic technologies. “It’s Vegas, right?”HONOLULURevelers packed beaches from Waikiki to the Big Island as Hawaii residents and visitors prepared to ring in the new decade.

Source: thestar January 01, 2020 05:03 UTC