Confetti is dropped on revelers at midnight during New Year celebrations in Times Square in New York on Tuesday, January 1.
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Confetti is dropped on revelers at midnight during New Year celebrations in Times Square in New York on Tuesday, January 1.
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National Guardsman John Cebak kisses his fiancee, Sonja Babic, at the start of the new year in New York's Times Square.
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National Guardsman John Cebak kisses his fiancee, Sonja Babic, at the start of the new year in New York's Times Square.
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Fireworks light up the sky along Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. More than 2 million people gathered along Rio's most famous beach to bring in the new year.
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Fireworks light up the sky along Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. More than 2 million people gathered along Rio's most famous beach to bring in the new year.
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A woman watches fireworks burst above Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro.
A woman watches fireworks burst above Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro.
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Gary Marion, portraying female impersonator Sushi, hangs in an oversized replica of a women's red high heel over Duval Street in Key West, Florida. The Red Shoe Drop has become a Key West tradition.
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Gary Marion, portraying female impersonator Sushi, hangs in an oversized replica of a women's red high heel over Duval Street in Key West, Florida. The Red Shoe Drop has become a Key West tradition.
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People celebrate the new year in Bucharest, Romania.
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People celebrate the new year in Bucharest, Romania.
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South Korean singer Psy performs with rapper MC Hammer during New Year's Eve celebrations in Times Square in New York.
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South Korean singer Psy performs with rapper MC Hammer during New Year's Eve celebrations in Times Square in New York.
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People gather in New York's Times Square to celebrate.
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People gather in New York's Times Square to celebrate.
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Fireworks light up the sky above Funchal Bay, Madeira Island, to celebrate the arrival of the new year in Portugual.
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Fireworks light up the sky above Funchal Bay, Madeira Island, to celebrate the arrival of the new year in Portugual.
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Fireworks explode over Victoria Harbour to celebrate the new year in Hong Kong.
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Fireworks explode over Victoria Harbour to celebrate the new year in Hong Kong.
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A man and his son celebrate the new year at Alexander of Battenberg Square in Sofia, Bulgaria, early Tuesday.
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A man and his son celebrate the new year at Alexander of Battenberg Square in Sofia, Bulgaria, early Tuesday.
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People in Dresden, Germany, set off fireworks to ring in the new year.
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People in Dresden, Germany, set off fireworks to ring in the new year.
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Fireworks erupt over on the Elbe River during New Year's Eve celebrations in Dresden.
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Fireworks erupt over on the Elbe River during New Year's Eve celebrations in Dresden.
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Sri Lankan Buddhists light incense sticks as they offer prayers at the Kelaniya Temple in Kelaniya. Many marked the beginning of 2013 with religious ceremonies.
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Sri Lankan Buddhists light incense sticks as they offer prayers at the Kelaniya Temple in Kelaniya. Many marked the beginning of 2013 with religious ceremonies.
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The Cristo del Picacho monument is iluminated by fireworks on New Year's Eve in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
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The Cristo del Picacho monument is iluminated by fireworks on New Year's Eve in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
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Thousands of South Koreans attend the New Year's countdown celebration in central Seoul.
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Thousands of South Koreans attend the New Year's countdown celebration in central Seoul.
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Fireworks are launched from the Taipei 101 building to mark the new year in Taiwan. The 509-meter skyscraper was once the world's tallest building.
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Fireworks are launched from the Taipei 101 building to mark the new year in Taiwan. The 509-meter skyscraper was once the world's tallest building.
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People gather as they celebrate the arrival of 2013 on Trocadero Square beside the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
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People gather as they celebrate the arrival of 2013 on Trocadero Square beside the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
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A band performs in front of the Acropolis during celebrations in Athens.
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A band performs in front of the Acropolis during celebrations in Athens.
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People gather on Champs-Elysees Avenue in Paris to mark the beginning of 2013.
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People gather on Champs-Elysees Avenue in Paris to mark the beginning of 2013.
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People watch performers in central Athens on New Year's Eve.
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People watch performers in central Athens on New Year's Eve.
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Fireworks light up the ancient Colosseum in central Rome's Via dei Fori just after midnight on January 1.
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Fireworks light up the ancient Colosseum in central Rome's Via dei Fori just after midnight on January 1.
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People in Dubai watch fireworks over Burj Khalifa, the tallest skyscraper in the world.
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People in Dubai watch fireworks over Burj Khalifa, the tallest skyscraper in the world.
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Pakistani youths celebrate the new year on a street in Lahore early Tuesday.
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Pakistani youths celebrate the new year on a street in Lahore early Tuesday.
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Fireworks light up the London skyline and Big Ben just after midnight Tuesday morning.
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Fireworks light up the London skyline and Big Ben just after midnight Tuesday morning.
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Partiers in Beirut, Lebanon, celebrate the new year early Tuesday.
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Partiers in Beirut, Lebanon, celebrate the new year early Tuesday.
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Fireworks erupt over the Brandenburg Gate on New Year's Eve in Berlin.
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Fireworks erupt over the Brandenburg Gate on New Year's Eve in Berlin.
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NATO troops from the International Security Assistance Force look on during celebrations on New Year's Eve right before the start of 2013 in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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NATO troops from the International Security Assistance Force look on during celebrations on New Year's Eve right before the start of 2013 in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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Two revellers kiss as they celebrate the new year during a countdown event at the Summer Palace in Beijing.
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Two revellers kiss as they celebrate the new year during a countdown event at the Summer Palace in Beijing.
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People gather to release balloons during New Year's celebrations at the Prince Park Tower in Tokyo. Some 1,000 balloons containing the visitors' wishes were released.
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People gather to release balloons during New Year's celebrations at the Prince Park Tower in Tokyo. Some 1,000 balloons containing the visitors' wishes were released.
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Fireworks are launched over Jakarta's main business road to mark the new year in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Fireworks are launched over Jakarta's main business road to mark the new year in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Revellers wear 2013-style glasses as they celebrate the new year in Beijing.
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Revellers wear 2013-style glasses as they celebrate the new year in Beijing.
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Boats dot Sydney Harbour as New Year's Eve fireworks erupt over the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
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Boats dot Sydney Harbour as New Year's Eve fireworks erupt over the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
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People line the harbour in anticipation of New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney on Monday, December 31.
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People line the harbour in anticipation of New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney on Monday, December 31.
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A decorated spectator is ready to celebrate in Sydney on Monday.
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A decorated spectator is ready to celebrate in Sydney on Monday.
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Indian revelers hold signs in Amritsar on Monday.
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Indian revelers hold signs in Amritsar on Monday.
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A worker puts up a sign ahead of Myanmar's first public New Year countdown celebration at the Myoma grounds in Yangon on Monday.
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A worker puts up a sign ahead of Myanmar's first public New Year countdown celebration at the Myoma grounds in Yangon on Monday.
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Shinto priests purify themselves with pieces of paper during a ritual end-of-the-year ceremony at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo on Monday. Millions of Japanese people visited shrines and temples across the country to celebrate the new year.
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Shinto priests purify themselves with pieces of paper during a ritual end-of-the-year ceremony at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo on Monday. Millions of Japanese people visited shrines and temples across the country to celebrate the new year.
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Indian children used their 2013 celebration to pay homage to the New Delhi gang-rape victim in Ahmedabad on Monday.
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Indian children used their 2013 celebration to pay homage to the New Delhi gang-rape victim in Ahmedabad on Monday.
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Indian artist Harwinder Singh Gill displays a sculpture in Amritsar on Monday.
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Indian artist Harwinder Singh Gill displays a sculpture in Amritsar on Monday.
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