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In Pictures: Revellers ring in 2017
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Dec 31, 2016, 07:53 PM
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Fireworks burst out over the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge to herald the beginning of the new year in Australia.
PHOTO: AFP
Revellers smile ahead of the turn of the New Year at an event for New Year celebrations in Tokyo, Japan, Dec 31, 2016.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Revellers dance during a new year countdown event at Shibuya crossing in Tokyo, Japan, Dec 31, 2016.
PHOTO: REUTERS
A woman prays during a ceremony to celebrate the new year at a temple in Seoul, South Korea, Dec 31, 2016.
PHOTO: REUTERS
A traditional band performs during a ceremony to celebrate the new year in Seoul, South Korea, Dec 31, 2016.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Revelers blow plastic horns to welcome the new year at the Rizal Park in Davao City, Philippines, Dec 31, 2016.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Women in the traditional costume "kimono" visit Meiji Shrine to usher in the upcoming New Year in Tokyo, Japan, Dec 31, 2016
PHOTO: REUTERS
Revellers wearing various costumes pose during a new year countdown event at Shibuya crossing in Tokyo, Japan, Dec 31, 2016
PHOTO: REUTERS
Revelers raise their plastic horns to welcome the new year at the Rizal Park in Davao City, Philippines, Dec 31, 2016.
PHOTO: REUTERS
People take a selfie during a New Year's Eve celebration at Beijing Olympic Park, in Beijing, China, Dec 31, 2016.
PHOTO: EPA
Performers gather and pose for phtos during a New Year's Eve celebration at Beijing Olympic Park, in Beijing, China, Dec 31, 2016.
PHOTO: EPA
People watch fireworks explode around the Selamat Datang Monument during New Year's Eve celebrations in Jakarta, Indonesia, Dec 31, 2016.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Fireworks illuminate the night sky over Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour during New Year's Eve celebrations in Hong Kong, China, Jan 1, 2017.
PHOTO: EPA
Dancers perform during a New Year's Eve countdown event in Beijing, China, Dec 31, 2016.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Fireworks illuminate the night sky over the Myanmar landmark Shwedagon pagoda during the New Year's Eve celebrations in Yangon, Myanmar, Jan 1, 2017.
PHOTO: EPA
Fireworks illuminate the night sky over Malaysia's landmark Petronas Towers during New Year's Eve celebrations in Kuala Lumpur, Jan 1, 2017.
PHOTO: EPA
A woman holds a spankler at the Bajra Sandhi Monument during New Year celebrations in Denpasar, Bali island, Indonesia Jan 1, 2017.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Fireworks illuminate the night sky around the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Jan 1, 2017
PHOTO: EPA
Revellers take part in New Year's celebrations in Kathmandu, Nepal Jan 1, 2017.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Fireworks are seen above Pyongyang, North Korea on New Year's day in this photo provided by KCNA in Pyongyang on Jan 1, 2017.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Fireworks light the sky over the Kremlin and St Basil's Cathedral during the New Year's Day celebrations in central Moscow, Russia, Jan 1, 2017.
PHOTO: REUTERS
People take selfies as they take part in a countdown music event during New Year's Eve celebrations in Hanoi, Vietnam, Dec 31, 2016.
PHOTO: EPA
A person wears a pair of fancy party glasses as he arrives for the New Year's party, in Berlin, Germany.
PHOTO: EPA
Fireworks explode over the High Cathedral of Saint Peter during New Year celebrations for 2017 in Cologne, Germany.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Fireworks explode behind the Quadriga statue of the Brandenburg Gate during the New Year's Eve celebrations in Berlin, Germany.
PHOTO: EPA
Young Kenya youths greet each other in celebrations at a gospel music concert during New Year's Eve celebrations in Nairobi, Kenya.
PHOTO: EPA
Fireworks show during New Year's Eve celebration in Zakopane, Poland.
PHOTO: EPA
People celebrate New Year's Eve at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany.
PHOTO: EPA
Fireworks illuminate the night sky over The Arc of Triomphe and The Champs Elysees during New Year's Eve celebrations in Paris, France.
PHOTO: EPA
People celebrate during New Year's Eve celebrations at the Wenceslas Square in Prague, Czech Republic.
PHOTO: EPA
People gather at the beach to celebrate New Year with a firework show, in Scheveningen, the Netherlands.
PHOTO: EPA
Revellers take part in New Year's celebrations at Puerta del Sol square in central Madrid, Spain.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Fireworks illuminate the sky over the Big Ben and The London Eye during New Year's Eve celebrations in London, Britain.
PHOTO: EPA
Lebanese people celebrate the New Year martyr square near Al-amine mosque in downtown Beirut, Lebanon.
PHOTO: EPA
Fireworks explode over General De Gaulle bridge and the Ebrie lagoon during New Year celebrations in Abidjan.
PHOTO: AFP
Indonesian youth release sky lanterns in front of the Borobudur Temple during New Year's Eve celebrations in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia.
PHOTO: EPA
Fireworks explode during a pyrotechnic show to celebrate the new year in the coastal city of Valparaiso, Chile.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Buddhist devotees take part in a New Year religious ceremony at Ruwanwelisaya Stupa in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Fireworks explode during New Year celebrations in the city of La Paz, Bolivia.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Revellers gather at the foot of the Eiffel Tower for the New Year celebration on Jan 1, 2017 in Paris.
PHOTO: AFP
A man rolls around in confetti on New Year's eve in Times Square in New York City just after midnight on Jan 1, 2017.
PHOTO: AFP/GETTY IMAGES
A woman rolls around on New Year's eve in Times Square in New York City just after midnight on Jan 1, 2017.
PHOTO: AFP/GETTY IMAGES
A view of Times Square during the New Year's celebrations in New York, New York, USA on Jan 1, 2017.
PHOTO: EPA
Confetti is released a few hours before midnight on New Year's Eve at Times Square in New York on Dec 31, 2016.
PHOTO: NYTIMES
Duval Street in Key West, Florida is jammed with revelers outside the Bourbon St Pub early Jan 1, 2017.
PHOTO: AFP
A handout photo made available by Riotur shows the fireworks show at Copacabana beach during the New Year celebrations in Rio de Janeiro on Jan 1, 2017.
PHOTO: EPA
A handout photo made available by Riotur shows the Christ the Redeemer during a fireworks show for the New Year celebrations in Rio de Janeiro on Jan 1, 2017.
PHOTO: EPA
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