New Year’s celebrations around the world
A view of Times Square during the New Year’s celebrations in New York City on Jan. 1, 2017.
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Revelers pose for a photo lying in the confetti during the new year celebration in New York’s Times Square as seen from the Marriott Marquis, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017.
(Mary Altaffer / AP)Fireworks light the sky above the Quadriga at the Brandenburg Gate shortly after midnight in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017.
(Michael Sohn / AP)Fireworks explode over Elizabeth Tower housing the Big Ben clock to celebrate the New Year in London, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017.
(Frank Augstein / AP)Revelers gather on Times Square in New York Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016, as they take part in a New Year’s Eve celebrations.
(Craig Ruttle / AP)Fireworks explode over the Kremlin in Red Square, which was blocked by police, during New Year celebrations in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017. New Year’s Eve is Russia’s major gift-giving holiday, and big Russian cities were awash in festive lights and decorations.
(Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr / AP)People hold torches during New Year’s cerebrations in Istanbul’s Ortakoy district by the Bosphorus, during New Year’s cerebrations, late Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016.
(Emrah Gurel / AP)Buddhists light candles during New Year celebrations at Jogye Buddhist temple in Seoul, South Korea, early Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017.
(Ahn Young joon / AP)The 2017 appears during a firework over the Arc de Triomphe as part of the New Year celebrations on the Champs Elysees, in Paris, France, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017.
(Christophe Ena / AP)Fireworks explode above Singapore’s financial district at the stroke of midnight to mark the New Year’s celebrations on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017, in Singapore.
(Wong Maye-E / AP)Fireworks explode around the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge as New Year’s celebrations get underway in Sydney, Australia, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016.
(Rick Rycroft / AP)Pope Francis kisses a statue of the Divine Infant as he celebrates a new year’s eve vespers Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016.
(Andrew Medichini / AP)North Koreans gather to watch a New Year’s fireworks display at the Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017.
(Kim Kwang Hyon / AP)Fireworks explode at the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, and surrounding skyscrapers to mark New Year in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017.
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