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Workers prepare a panel of new crystal triangles before attaching it to the New Year's Eve Ball on the roof of the One Times Square building in New York City, the United States, on Dec. 27, 2019. The iconic New Year's Eve Ball in New York City's Times Square had its latest decoration done on Thursday for the upcoming celebrations, featuring "Gift of Goodwill" design. Workers installed 192 new sparkling crystal triangles onto the ball for replacement. Covered with a total of 2,688 Waterford Crystal triangles, the ball is 12 feet (3.66 meters) in diameter and weighs 11,875 pounds (5386.4 kilograms). (Xinhua/Wang Ying)