Take a look at how people around the world welcomed the new year.
In Pics: New Year celebrated around the world!


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Berlin: Fireworks explode next to the Quadriga sculpture atop the Brandenburg gate during New Year celebrations in Berlin.

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Minsk: People watch fireworks next to tractors of Minsk Tractor Plant decorated to mark the upcoming New Year celebrations during a show in Minsk, Belarus.

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Moscow: People wait at a bus stop near trees and streets that are decorated for New Year and Christmas celebrations in downtown Moscow, Russia.

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Mumbai: Students sitting in a formation that reads 'Welcome 2016' ahead of New Year celebrations at a school in Mumbai.

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Cairo: Pyramids are illuminated during New Year's day celebrations on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt.

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Paris: Revellers take souvenir selfies at the end of the 5-minute video performance displayed on the Arc de Triomphe as part of New Year's Eve celebrations on the Champs Elysees Avenue in Paris, France.

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Rio de Janeiro: A couple watch as fireworks explode over Copacabana beach during New Year celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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London: Fireworks explode around the London Eye wheel, the Big Ben clock tower and the Houses of Parliament to mark the beginning of the New Year in London, Britain.

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Romania: This image provided by EarthCam shows a New Year's Eve scene in Transylvania, Romania.
The hourly celebrations begin at 11 a.m. EST with beach fireworks on the Phillipine island of Boracay and continue until the last stroke of midnight in Kauai, Hawaii, five hours behind Times Square.

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Singapore: Fireworks explode in Marina Bay against the skyline of Singapore during New Year's Day celebrations.

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New York: This image provided by EarthCam shows a New Year's Eve scene in Times Square on Broadway on New Year's Eve, in New York.
The hourly celebrations begin at 11 a.m. EST with beach fireworks on the Philippine island of Boracay and continue until the last stroke of midnight in Kauai, Hawaii, five hours behind Times Square.


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Kosovo: Fireworks explode next to the Bayram Pasa Isa Beg mosque during New Year celebrations in Mitrovica, Kosovo.

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Fireworks shoot out the side of the sign during New Year celebrations in the Manhattan borough of New York.

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In this photo taken with long exposure, fireworks light the sky above the medieval Mariendom or St. Mary's Cathedral, right, and St. Severi's Church shortly after midnight during the New Year celebrations in Erfurt, central Germany.