A wave crashes as two women hug and fireworks explode over Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro early on Thursday, January 1.
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A wave crashes as two women hug and fireworks explode over Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro early on Thursday, January 1.
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Sean Reilly and Emily Verselin kiss at midnight in Times Square.
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Sean Reilly and Emily Verselin kiss at midnight in Times Square.
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A man watches as fireworks burst over the Manila suburb of Quezon City in the Philippines.
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A man watches as fireworks burst over the Manila suburb of Quezon City in the Philippines.
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Fireworks illuminate the night sky over the Ebrie Lagoon in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
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Fireworks illuminate the night sky over the Ebrie Lagoon in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
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People watch fireworks from Copacabana beach.
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People watch fireworks from Copacabana beach.
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Female impersonator Gary Marion hangs in a giant replica of a woman's high heel over Duval Street in Key West, Florida.
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Female impersonator Gary Marion hangs in a giant replica of a woman's high heel over Duval Street in Key West, Florida.
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A large puppet is paraded on Boylston Street in Boston.
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A large puppet is paraded on Boylston Street in Boston.
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Fireworks light up the skyline and Big Ben in London.
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Fireworks light up the skyline and Big Ben in London.
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People gather to celebrate the arrival of the new year at Castle Square in Warsaw, Poland.
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People gather to celebrate the arrival of the new year at Castle Square in Warsaw, Poland.
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Fireworks explode in Wenceslas Square in Prague, Czech Republic.
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Fireworks explode in Wenceslas Square in Prague, Czech Republic.
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Fireworks light the sky above the medieval St. Mary's Cathedral and St. Severi Church in Erfurt, Germany.
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Fireworks light the sky above the medieval St. Mary's Cathedral and St. Severi Church in Erfurt, Germany.
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Revelers photograph fireworks over the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.
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Revelers photograph fireworks over the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.
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People cheer in front of Rome's ancient Colosseum.
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People cheer in front of Rome's ancient Colosseum.
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The Rodriguez Osorio family slow-roasts a pig over a charcoal fire for their New Year's Eve dinner in Campo Florido, Cuba.
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The Rodriguez Osorio family slow-roasts a pig over a charcoal fire for their New Year's Eve dinner in Campo Florido, Cuba.
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A couple embrace as they celebrate the new year in Cape Town, South Africa.
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A couple embrace as they celebrate the new year in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Fireworks explode behind the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.
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Fireworks explode behind the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.
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Moscow's Red Square rings in the new year.
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Moscow's Red Square rings in the new year.
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New Year's Eve is celebrated in Skopje, Macedonia.
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New Year's Eve is celebrated in Skopje, Macedonia.
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People in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, celebrate the new year with a light-and-sound extravaganza at the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest skyscraper. The tower was lit up with colored panels as the clock counted down to 2015.
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People in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, celebrate the new year with a light-and-sound extravaganza at the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest skyscraper. The tower was lit up with colored panels as the clock counted down to 2015.
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A celebrant holds a heart-shaped balloon during the New Year's celebrations in downtown Beirut, Lebanon.
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A celebrant holds a heart-shaped balloon during the New Year's celebrations in downtown Beirut, Lebanon.
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Iraqi crowds cheer as fireworks begin at Firdos Square in Baghdad.
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Iraqi crowds cheer as fireworks begin at Firdos Square in Baghdad.
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People marvel at the fireworks in Bangkok, Thailand.
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People marvel at the fireworks in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Fireworks were set off from the Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taiwan.
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Fireworks were set off from the Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taiwan.
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People in Seoul, South Korea, celebrate the new year with a bell-ringing ceremony at the Bosingak Belfry.
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People in Seoul, South Korea, celebrate the new year with a bell-ringing ceremony at the Bosingak Belfry.
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People gather at the Kim Il Sung Square to watch a fireworks display in Pyongyang, North Korea.
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People gather at the Kim Il Sung Square to watch a fireworks display in Pyongyang, North Korea.
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Fireworks burst over Marina Bay in Singapore.
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Fireworks burst over Marina Bay in Singapore.
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A fireworks display in Manila, Philippines.
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A fireworks display in Manila, Philippines.
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Fireworks explode over the Victoria Harbour as Hong Kong rings in the new year.
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Fireworks explode over the Victoria Harbour as Hong Kong rings in the new year.
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People release balloons beside the Tokyo Tower to celebrate the new year in Japan's capital.
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People release balloons beside the Tokyo Tower to celebrate the new year in Japan's capital.
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A man watches fireworks explode over Malaysia's landmark Petronas Towers during celebrations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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A man watches fireworks explode over Malaysia's landmark Petronas Towers during celebrations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Fireworks light up the sky over the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
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Fireworks light up the sky over the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
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A fireworks display at the top of the Sky Tower welcomes the new year in Auckland, New Zealand.
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A fireworks display at the top of the Sky Tower welcomes the new year in Auckland, New Zealand.
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