New Year's Eve 2014 celebrations around the world

fireworks in the Vieux Port (Old Port) of Marseille, southern France, on December 31, 2013
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Fireworks explode from the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest tower, in Dubai
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Fireworks illuminate the sky over Calton Hill, Edinburgh, Scotland
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People release balloons to celebrate the New Year during the annual countdown ceremony by the Prince Park Tower Tokyo on January 1, 2014
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Fireworks explode over Palm Jumeirah in Dubai on January 1, 2014
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A lightshow illuminates the Great Wall during a New Year countdown event at the Great Wall in Beijing on December 31, 2013.
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Fireworks light the sky above the Quadriga at the Brandenburg Gate shortly after midnight in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014.
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Fireworks explode over the ancient Parthenon temple at the Acropolis Hill
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Fireworks light the sky around the London Eye during the New Year celebrations in central London just after midnight on January 1, 2014.
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Pro-European Union activists hold light as they sing the Ukrainian national anthem, celebrating the New Year in the Ukrainian capital Kiev’s main square early Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014
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People gather during the New Year’s Eve celebration in the Old Town in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014.
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Indian sports players from the Madan Mohan Malviya Stadium light candles during an event to welcome the New Year in Allahabad
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Fireworks are let off from the Auckland Sky Tower to celebrate the new year on January 1, 2014 in Auckland, New Zealand
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New Year’s Eve fireworks erupt over Sydney’s iconic Harbour Bridge (R) and the Opera House on January 1, 2014. Tonnes of explosives lit up Australia’s biggest city, with fireworks shooting off the Opera House for the first time in more than 10 years as part of the extravaganza, focused on the Harbour Bridge.
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People react to the fireworks on the new year’s celebration at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 1, 2014.
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The city of Tokyo is illuminated at dawn as people gather to watch the sun rise on New Year’s Day on January 1, 2014. Some 200 people saw the first sunrise of Tokyo in 2014 from the Roppongi Hills observation deck, 270 metres (885 ft.) above sea level.
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Fireworks light up the sky from The Sydney Harbour Bridge at midnight during New Years Eve celebrations on Sydney Harbour on 01 January, 2014 in Sydney, Australia
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Fireworks explode over Hotel Indonesia Roundabout in Jakarta to celebrate the New Year on January 1, 2014.
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Fireworks burst over the Singapore skyline during New Year celebrations on January 1, 2014. An eight-minute firework display was launched in a five-pronged formation that illuminate the skyline to welcome 2014.
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Pyrotechnic show company "Group F" performs with fireworks in the Vieux Port (Old Port) of Marseille, southern France, on December 31, 2013
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: Laser lights shoot from towers during a New Year's Eve countdown to 2014 held at the Great Wall of China in Beijing
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Fireworks explode over Juche Tower and the Taedong River in Pyongyang, North Korea.
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Fireworks light up the sky as Filipinos welcome the New Year.
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Dec. 31, 2013: A rainbow arches across the horizon during New Year's Eve festivities on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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People celebrate the new year by the ancient Coliseum in Rome
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Fireworks explode near Malaysia's landmark, Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Workers walk along a floating platform while arranging "wishing spheres" along Marina Bay in Singapore, Dec. 30, 2013. People penned their wishes for the new year onto the spheres before placing them into the river.
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