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Madrid (Spain), Dec 15 (EFE), (Camera: Tato Pérez).- For the first time the Puerta del Sol square in Madrid will be completely empty when the clock of the Casa de Correos announces the arrival of 2021 since authorities have announced they will ban the access in a bid to prevent coronavirus infections.FOOTAGE OF THE CLOCK TOWER OF THE CASA DE CORREOS AT PUERTA DEL SOL AND WATCHMAKER JESÚS LÓPEZ.
Spaniards pack Madrid's Puerta del Sol square for a fireworks show as the clock strikes midnight to mark the start of 2022. IMAGES
Madrid, Dec 16 (EFE), (Camera: Ángel Herrera).- Preparations for the Spanish tradition of the Campanadas on New Year’s Eve have started in Puerta del Sol, Madrid. SOUNDBITES OF PUERTA DEL SOL’S WATCHMAKER JESÚS LÓPEZ TERRADOS:“When the 31st gets closer, the preparations are basically the same as we normally do during the week: make the weights working, lubricating, cleaning, taking care of everything and double check that everything is working; and also test the ball system, which is independent of the watch, cleaning it, lubricating it and testing it.”
Palestinians rally in Ramallah on New Year's eve in solidarity with Gaza. Israeli strikes pounded Gaza as both sides near the end of a dark year and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned the war sparked by Hamas's October 7 attack will last for "many months." IMAGES
French PM Elisabeth Borne arrives in French Guiana to spend New Year's Eve with the armed forces fighting illegal gold mining in this overseas territory. This is the Prime Minister's first visit to this department of 300,000 inhabitants in the north-east of South America. IMAGES
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