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New Year’s bashes around the world

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Hogmanay In Edinburgh

EDINBURGH, UNITED KINGDOM - Fireworks on Calton Hill to celebrate the New Year's Day.

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Revellers take part in New Year’s celebrations in Coin

MALAGA, SPAIN - Revellers take part in New Year's celebrations

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New year 2014 – Hamburg

HAMBURG, GERMANY- Thousands of people take part in the 2014 New Year celebrations as fireworks light the night sky.

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Fireworks explode during a pyrotechnics show to celebrate the New Year in the coastal city of Valparaiso

VALPARAISO, CHILE- Fireworks explode during a pyrotechnics show.

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World News – Jan. 1, 2014

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL- Fireworks light up the sky.

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INDIA-NEW YEAR

AMRITSAR, INDIA: An Indian reveler poses on New Year's Eve. Last year, the country canceled most of its official New Year's celebrations after the fatal gang rape of a student on a New Delhi bus on December 16.

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INDIA-NEW YEAR

AMRITSAR, INDIA: An Indian reveler poses on New Year's Eve. Last year, the country canceled most of its official New Year's celebrations after the fatal gang rape of a student on a New Delhi bus on December 16.

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Indonesia New Years Eve

BALI ISLAND, INDONESIA: Balinese children wear traditional costumes as they dance during this year's final sundown parade.

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Indonesia New Years Eve

BALI ISLAND, INDONESIA: Balinese girls wear traditional costumes as they dance during this year's final sundown parade.

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Indonesia New Years Eve

BALI ISLAND, INDONESIA: Balinese girls wear traditional costumes as they dance during this year's final sundown parade.

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New Year 2014 celebration in Bali

BALI, INDONESIA: Balinese perform in a cultural parade during a New Year's Eve celebration at a main road in Denpasar.

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New Years Eve Security in Indonesia

JAKARTA, INDONESIA: A vendor sells masks for New Year's Eve celebrations.

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Auckland Celebrates New Year’s Eve

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND: Fireworks are set off from the Auckland Sky Tower to celebrate the New Year.

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Auckland Celebrates New Year’s Eve

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND: Fireworks are set off from the Auckland Sky Tower to celebrate the New Year.

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NZEALAND-NEW YEAR

QUEENSTOWN, NEW ZEALAND: Tourists and locals celebrate the New Year on the waterfront.

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NZEALAND-NEW YEAR

QUEENSTOWN, NEW ZEALAND: Tourists and locals celebrate the New Year on the waterfront.

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NZEALAND-NEW YEAR

QUEENSTOWN, NEW ZEALAND: Fireworks explode over the heads of tourists and locals as the clock strikes midnight.

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NZEALAND-NEW YEAR

QUEENSTOWN, NEW ZEALAND: Fireworks explode over the heads of tourists and locals as the clock strikes midnight.

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Fireworks explode over Sydney Harbour at midnight, ushering in the new year, in Sydney

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Fireworks explode over Sydney Harbor to ring in the new year.

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Fireworks explode over Sydney Harbour at midnight, ushering in the new year in Sydney

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Fireworks explode over Sydney Harbor to ring in the new year.

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Fireworks explode off the Sydney Opera House at midnight, ushering in the new year, in Sydney

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Fireworks explode over the Sydney Opera House at midnight to ring in the new year.

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Melbourne Celebrates New Year’s Eve 2013

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA: New Year's Eve partiers gather on Princes Bridge.

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Melbourne Celebrates New Year’s Eve 2013

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA: Fireworks over The Melbourne Cricket Ground and Yarra River during New Years Eve.

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Melbourne Celebrates New Year’s Eve 2013

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA: New Year's Eve revelers party in Federation Square.

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Melbourne Celebrates New Year’s Eve 2013

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA: Crowds gather on Princes Bridge during New Years Eve fireworks.

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Chinese Celebrate New Year

SHANGHAI, CHINA - External view of the 4D Light Show held to celebrate new year at The Bund.

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Taiwan New Years Eve

SHANGHAI, CHINA: A fireworks display is set off from the Taipei 101 skyscraper during New Year celebrations.

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Fireworks explode from Taiwan’s tallest skyscraper, the Taipei 101 during New Year celebrations in Taipei

SHANGHAI, CHINA: Fireworks explode from Taiwan's tallest skyscraper, the Taipei 101 during New Year celebrations.

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Fireworks explode from Taiwan’s tallest skyscraper, the Taipei 101 during New Year celebrations in Taipei

SHANGHAI, CHINA: Fireworks explode from Taiwan's tallest skyscraper, the Taipei 101 during New Year celebrations.

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New Year 2014 Celebration in Taipei

SHANGHAI, CHINA: The words 'HAPPY' and '2014' are displayed on top of the Taipei 101 skyscraper on New Year's Eve.

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HONG KONG-NEW YEAR

HONG KONG, CHINA: A vendor sells gear to celebrate the New Year leading up to the countdown on December 31.

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HONG KONG-NEW YEAR

HONG KONG, CHINA: Fireworks explode over Victoria Harbor. A wave of pyrotechnic displays and choreographed music kicked off new year celebrations.

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HONG KONG-NEW YEAR

HONG KONG, CHINA: Fireworks explode over Victoria Harbor.

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New Year Celebration in Hong Kong

HONG KONG, CHINA: Fireworks explode over Victoria Harbor.

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A man wearing eyewear in the shape of the year 2014 waits for a countdown event to celebrate the arrival of the the new year at the Badaling section of the Great Wall in Beijing

BEIJING, CHINA: A man wearing '2014' eyewear celebrates the the new year at the Great Wall of China.

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People celebrate the arrival of the new year during a new year’s countdown event at the Badaling section of the Great Wall in Beijing

BEIJING, CHINA: People celebrate the arrival of the new year during a countdown event at the Great Wall of China.

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A man looks at a laser and light show on the Great Wall of China in Beijing

BEIJING, CHINA: A man watches a laser and light show on the Great Wall of China as he celebrates the new year.

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New Year’s Eve 2014 On Badaling Great Wall

BEIJING, CHINA: The Great Wall is illuminated during the New Year's Eve countdown to 2014.

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New Year’s Eve 2014 On Badaling Great Wall

BEIJING, CHINA: The Great Wall is illuminated during the New Year's Eve countdown.

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New Year’s Eve 2014 On Badaling Great Wall

BEIJING, CHINA: Chinese folk artists dressed in costumes wait to take part in a New Year's Eve countdown.

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New Year’s Eve 2014 On Badaling Great Wall

BEIJING, CHINA: Chinese folk artists wait to take part in a New Year's Eve countdown.

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New Year’s Eve 2014 On Badaling Great Wall

BEIJING, CHINA: Chinese folk artists wait to take part in a New Year's Eve countdown.

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People stand in line to offer New Year prayers at Sensoji temple in Tokyo

TOKYO, JAPAN: People stand in line to offer New Year prayers at Sensoji.

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TOPSHOTS-INDIA-NEW YEAR

ALLAHABAD, INDIA: Indian sports players from the Madan Mohan Malviya Stadium light candles to welcome the New Year.

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A man leads his horse as he walks past a message left by a visitor on the sand during New Year’s Eve in Karachi

KARACHI'S CLIFTON BEACH, PAKISTAN: A man leads his horse as he walks past a '2014' message left by a visitor on New Year's Eve.

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Russia New Years Eve

MOSCOW, RUSSIA: People wait to be checked by police as they arrive at the Red Square ahead of the New Year's Eve festivities. Russian authorities ordered police to beef up security at train stations and other facilities across the country after a suicide bomber killed 14 people on a bus Monday in Volgograd.

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Philippines New Years Eve

MANILA, PHILIPPINES: Fireworks light up the sky as Filipinos welcome the New Year.

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Philippines New Years Eve

MANILA, PHILIPPINES: Fireworks light up the sky as Filipinos welcome the New Year.

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MYANMAR-NEW YEAR

YANGON, MYANMAR: People celebrate the New Year during a 2014 New Year's countdown party.

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MYANMAR-NEW YEAR

YANGON, MYANMAR: People celebrate the New Year during a 2014 New Year's countdown party.

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MYANMAR-NEW YEAR

YANGON, MYANMAR: People celebrate the New Year during a 2014 New Year's countdown party.

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Myanmar New Year public countdown party

YANGON, MYANMAR: Fireworks from the second public New Year countdown set off as the Karawake raft lies in Kandawgyee Lake.

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New Year’s Eve 2014 – Gaza Strip

GAZA CITY, PALESTINE: A Palestinian girl dressed up in Christmas colors and 2014 glasses to take part in the celebration of the New Year at the Church of Saint Porphyrius.