A truck departing from the United Kingdom arrived in Port Calais, France on January 1, 2021. The Trade and Cooperation Agreement has been provisionally applicable since January 1, 2021 after having been agreed by EU and UK negotiators on December 24, 2020./ CFP

Barricades are set up on an empty street before the New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square, New York, December 31, 2020. /CFP

People visited the temple fair to celebrate New Year's in Tokyo, Japan, January 2, 2021. /CFP

People welcome 2021 near the Eiffel Tower on December 31, 2020 in Paris, France. New Year's Eve celebrations and fireworks were cancelled throughout France and an 8 p.m. curfew was imposed in a bid to curb the spread of COVID-19 infections. /CFP

A volunteer has her protective suit adorned with Christmas ornaments before entering the Red Zone to offer Happy New Year wishes to COVID-19 patients at Moscow City No. 52 Clinical Hospital, Moscow, Russia, December, 29, 2020. /CFP

A woman from the earthquake-stricken area of Petrinia, holds her child named David, who became the first newborn in Croatia in 2021 in Sisak, Croatia, January 2, 2021. /CFP

People attend a commemoration ceremony marking the first anniversary of top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani's killing by a U.S. drone strike, in Kerman, Iran, January 2, 2021. /CFP