Happy New Year: Here's how the world brought in 2015
Fireworks from around the world.
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People watch fireworks exploding over Copacabana beach during New Year celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. AP
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Fireworks light up the Sydney Harbour Bridge during the annual fireworks display to usher in the new year. More than 10,000 aerial fireworks, 25,000 shooting comets and 100,000 pyrotechnic effects were used during the annual Sydney Harbour New Year’s Eve show, with an estimated 1.6 million people watching from along the harbour foreshore, local media reported. REUTERS
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Fireworks light the sky over St. Basil’s Cathedral and Kremlin’s Spasskaya (Saviour) Tower, covered by scaffolding, during celebrations of New Year’s Day in Red Square in Moscow January 1, 2015. REUTERS
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Fireworks explode over the St. Basil Cathedral as people celebrate the New Year at the Red Square in Moscow, Russia. AP
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Fireworks explode next to the Quadriga sculpture atop the Brandenburg gate during New Year celebrations in Berlin January 1, 2015. REUTERS
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Fireworks light the sky above the medieval Mariendom (Cathedral of Mary), left, and the St. Severi’s Church, right, shortly after midnight during New Year’s celebrations in Erfurt, central Germany. AP
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Revellers gather near the Arc de Triomphe on the Champs Elysees Avenue in Paris during New Year celebrations, late December 31, 2014. REUTERS
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An man paints “2015” with the light of a sparkler as he celebrates the New Year in Rome January 1, 2015. REUTERS
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Fireworks explode behind the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben on the River Thames during New Year’s celebrations in London January 1, 2015. REUTERS
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Fireworks explode behind the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben on the River Thames during New Year’s celebrations in London January 1, 2015. REUTERS
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Fireworks light up the sky over Copacabana beach during New Year celebrations in Rio de Janeiro January 1, 2015. According to local media, more than two million people gathered along Rio’s most famous beach to witness the 20-minute display and celebrate the beginning of a new year. REUTERS
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The band Magic! performs in Times Square on New Year’s Eve in New York December 31, 2014. REUTERS
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RSF's massacres in Sudan's El-Fasher city are visible in satellite images, showing piles of bodies and pools of blood. RSF captured El-Fasher, splitting Sudan into eastern and western halves. Reports and testimonies confirm mass killings, systematic sexual violence, and targeted executions by RSF.
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