A look at the best news photos from around the world.
ພາບເດັ່ນ ປະຈຳ ວັນທີ 1 ມັງກອນ 2021
![Confetti flies after the Times Square New Year's Eve Ball drops in a nearly empty Times Square, as the area normally packed with revelers remained closed off due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9f1cf5bb-5365-4880-90b3-128888c33d47_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Confetti flies after the Times Square New Year's Eve Ball drops in a nearly empty Times Square, as the area normally packed with revelers remained closed off due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
![A medical staff wears personal protective equipment (PPE) with the words "Happy New Year 2021" to encourage COVID-19 coronavirus patients while working at the Bogor City Hospital in West Java.](https://gdb.voanews.com/1e8f6ddd-0639-4ec5-a8fc-831d824f45f6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A medical staff wears personal protective equipment (PPE) with the words "Happy New Year 2021" to encourage COVID-19 coronavirus patients while working at the Bogor City Hospital in West Java.
![Locals look on during the shakedown stage at the annual Dakar motor rally in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/bbbd7707-97e8-418f-bddb-7bc69f52595f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Locals look on during the shakedown stage at the annual Dakar motor rally in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
![People wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus visit Yonghegong Lama Temple as they offer prayers on the first day of the New Year in Beijing.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a273dba6-525d-4f41-95e7-44ca77cd9ed3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus visit Yonghegong Lama Temple as they offer prayers on the first day of the New Year in Beijing.