A reveler floats while watching fireworks explode minutes after midnight along Copacabana Beach during New Year celebrations on Jan. 1 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Fireworks light the sky around the London Eye in central London just after midnight on Jan. 1.
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People react to the fireworks on the New Year's celebration at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Jan. 1.
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Ukrainian opposition supporters watch fireworks during during a mass demonstration marking the approaching New Year on Independence Square in Kiev late on Dec. 31, 2013. Some 200,000 pro-EU protesters took part in the New Year's celebration.
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Fireworks explode behind the Quadriga statue on top of the Brandenburg Gate shortly after midnight on Jan. 1 in Berlin, Germany. Tens of thousands of revelers gathered in the city center to celebrate New Year's Eve.
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New Year's Eve fireworks erupt over Sydney's iconic Harbour Bridge and the Opera House on Jan. 1.
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A couple embraces as fireworks light up the sky over Waikiki beach in Honolulu, Hawaii, early on Jan. 1.
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Pyrotechnic show company "Group F" performs with fireworks in the Vieux Port of Marseille, southern France, on Dec. 31 as part of New Year celebrations.
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Fireworks light the sky above the Cathedral Square in Vilnius during the New Year celebrations on Jan. 1.
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A couple kisses by the ancient Coliseum to celebrate the New Year in Rome on Jan. 1.
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New Year's Eve celebrations with fireworks over the Saltsjon waters and Stadsgardskajen quay in central Stockholm at midnight Dec. 31, 2013.
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People celebrate the New Year as fireworks explode on Jan. 1 in Sofia, Bulgaria.
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Fireworks light up the sky in downtown Beirut close to the Mohammed al-Amin mosque as Lebanon rings in the New Year on Jan. 1.
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Fireworks light up the sky of Ljubljana, Slovenia, during New Year celebrations on Jan. 1.
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People watch fireworks on North Bridge following a torchlight procession through Edinburgh for the start of the Hogmanay celebrations on Dec. 30 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Around 80,000 people were expected in the city for the traditional New Year celebrations, which runs over three days.
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Fireworks erupt over the skyline church of Naples in southern Italy on Jan. 1 to mark New Year's celebrations.
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Indonesian people set up fireworks to celebrate 2014 New Years on Dec. 31 in Surabaya, Indonesia. A wave of pyrotechnic displays kicked off New Year celebrations in major cities around the world.
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