New Year Celebration Around the World

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Fireworks illuminate the sky above Munich in Germany
Fireworks illuminate the sky above Munich in Germany
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Fireworks explode above the strip in Las Vegas to ring in the new year
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Fireworks explode in central London as 2015 is welcomed in in the UK
Fireworks explode over Big Ben and the London Eye in central London as 2015 is welcomed in in the UK
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The Houses of Parliament and the London Eye are lit up by a spectacular fireworks display over the River Thames
The Houses of Parliament and the London Eye are lit up by a spectacular fireworks display over the River Thames
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A sea of smartphones photograph the Moscow New Year fireworks in Red Square
A sea of smartphones photograph the Moscow New Year fireworks in Red Square
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Crowds gather in Firdous Square Baghdad, Iraq, for their celebrations to mark 2015
Crowds gather in Firdous Square Baghdad, Iraq, for their celebrations to mark 2015
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Fireworks go off above an arrangement of five thousand red balloons spelling the number '50' on the Marina Bay in the Central Business District of Singapore. The country will celebrate its golden jubilee of 50 years of independence from Malaysia in 2015.
Fireworks go off above an arrangement of five thousand red balloons spelling the number '50' on the Marina Bay in the Central Business District of Singapore
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Fireworks set off from the Taipei 101, a skyscraper, to mark the New Year's Day in Taiwan
Fireworks set off from the Taipei 101, a skyscraper, to mark the New Year's Day in Taiwan
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Fireworks explode over Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong
Fireworks explode over Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong
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Fireworks explode near Malaysia's landmark Petronas Towers during the New Year celebrations in Kuala Lumpur
Fireworks explode near Malaysia's landmark Petronas Towers during the New Year celebrations in Kuala Lumpur
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Thousands of people crammed into Lady Macquaries Chair look-out to see the new year in and watch the annual fireworks show.
Thousands of people crammed into Lady Macquaries Chair look-out and took to their boats to see the New Year in and watch the annual fireworks show
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