The beat goes on: Fireworks, smoke and tear gas start new decade

NYE 2020. Revelers at Times Square during the New Year's celebration on January 1, 2020 in New York City. Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images/AFP

"I don't think anybody thinks the world is in a good place, and I think that's one of the defining things of the decade," the New Yorker said.Performers in Times Square pulled through nonetheless, as artists including feminist rocker Alanis Morissette took the stage ahead of a highly anticipated performance by K-pop sensation BTS.

In the French capital, tens of thousands gathered on the Champs-Elysees, despite a grueling transport strike that has spelled weeks of misery for commuters. It followed a year of political wrangling that led to the resignation of Prime Minister Theresa May and culminated in Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson's pledging to leave the European Union on January 31.

Before midnight, thousands of protesters gathered across the financial hub, including along the waterfront of Victoria Harbour and at nightlife hotspot Lan Kwai Fong.

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