Happy New Year! The world welcomed 2016 with fireworks and celebrations
New Year 2016 was welcomed all over the world with fireworks and celebrations.
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Bonne année: Revellers gather near the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France for New Year celebrations. Reuters
Fireworks explode over the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge as Australia's largest city ushers in the New Year. Reuters
Dancers perform to celebrate the new year countdown at Tai Miao, the imperial ancestral temple in the Forbidden City, in China. Reuters
Thousands of floating "wishing spheres" carrying people's New Year wishes line the Marina Bay against the skyline of Singapore. Reuters
Fireworks explode over Dubai's Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, during the New Year celebrations. Meanwhile the Address Downtown Dubai hotel, which had been engulfed by a fire, can be seen on the left. Reuters
A massive firework display is seen in the crowded sqaure in front of Vienna's city hall in Austria. Reuters
Egyptians celebrate in front of great pyramids during New Year's day celebrations in Cairo. Reuters