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New Year: Celebrations mark start of 2016 | New Year: Celebrations mark start of 2016 |
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Countries around the world are marking the New Year, with festivities currently under way in Europe. | Countries around the world are marking the New Year, with festivities currently under way in Europe. |
More than 100,000 people watched the fireworks display in London and other UK cities, amid heightened security. | More than 100,000 people watched the fireworks display in London and other UK cities, amid heightened security. |
Germany, France and Italy have also ushered in 2016, along with parts of the Middle East and Africa. | Germany, France and Italy have also ushered in 2016, along with parts of the Middle East and Africa. |
Earlier in Japan, people released balloons by Tokyo Tower, while South Koreans celebrated with traditional bell-ringing. | Earlier in Japan, people released balloons by Tokyo Tower, while South Koreans celebrated with traditional bell-ringing. |
Revellers in Australia and New Zealand were some of the first to welcome the New Year. | Revellers in Australia and New Zealand were some of the first to welcome the New Year. |
Crowds counted down at Auckland's Sky Tower in New Zealand, with a laser show and fireworks display. Fireworks also lit up Sydney harbour in Australia. | Crowds counted down at Auckland's Sky Tower in New Zealand, with a laser show and fireworks display. Fireworks also lit up Sydney harbour in Australia. |
In Berlin, fireworks were held at the Brandenburg Gate, with one million people estimated to be attending the countdown. The celebrations took place as police in Munich warned of a planned terror attack and asked people to avoid crowds. | In Berlin, fireworks were held at the Brandenburg Gate, with one million people estimated to be attending the countdown. The celebrations took place as police in Munich warned of a planned terror attack and asked people to avoid crowds. |
In Paris, the traditional fireworks display was cancelled to be replaced by a five-minute video performance at the Arc de Triomphe just before midnight. The screening was relayed on screens along the Champs-Elysee. | In Paris, the traditional fireworks display was cancelled to be replaced by a five-minute video performance at the Arc de Triomphe just before midnight. The screening was relayed on screens along the Champs-Elysee. |
The city's mayor, Anne Hidalgo, said the video was intended to send "the world the message that Paris is standing, proud of its lifestyle and living together''. | The city's mayor, Anne Hidalgo, said the video was intended to send "the world the message that Paris is standing, proud of its lifestyle and living together''. |
Earlier, President Hollande in a New Year's Eve address to the nation said that his country "has not finished with terrorism yet", six weeks after gunmen and suicide bombers killed 130 people in Paris. | Earlier, President Hollande in a New Year's Eve address to the nation said that his country "has not finished with terrorism yet", six weeks after gunmen and suicide bombers killed 130 people in Paris. |
In the Scottish capital, Edinburgh, the traditional Hogmanay party received a New Year message from British astronaut Tim Peake who was broadcasting live from the International Space Station. | |
In one of the more innovative celebrations, four divers equipped with musical instruments and breathing apparatus performed an underwater "concert" in a fish tank in Yantai, east China. | In one of the more innovative celebrations, four divers equipped with musical instruments and breathing apparatus performed an underwater "concert" in a fish tank in Yantai, east China. |
Festivities went ahead in Dubai despite a fire at the city's Address Hotel. A fireworks display was held near the Burj Khalifa skyscraper. | Festivities went ahead in Dubai despite a fire at the city's Address Hotel. A fireworks display was held near the Burj Khalifa skyscraper. |
Egypt celebrated with fireworks staged in front of the pyramids near Cairo, as the government works to revive its tourist industry. | Egypt celebrated with fireworks staged in front of the pyramids near Cairo, as the government works to revive its tourist industry. |
Russia - the first major European city to welcome 2016 - held a fireworks display over Red Square in Moscow. | Russia - the first major European city to welcome 2016 - held a fireworks display over Red Square in Moscow. |
Despite security fears across the continent, many major public events are going ahead, though with heightened security restrictions. | Despite security fears across the continent, many major public events are going ahead, though with heightened security restrictions. |
Only 25,000 people in Madrid were allowed into the Puerta del Sol square. | Only 25,000 people in Madrid were allowed into the Puerta del Sol square. |
Over in Sierra Leone, the declared end of Ebola will mark a return to festivities, after Freetown, the capital, was left deserted a year ago due to the disease's outbreak. | Over in Sierra Leone, the declared end of Ebola will mark a return to festivities, after Freetown, the capital, was left deserted a year ago due to the disease's outbreak. |
As 2016 finally reaches the Americas, up to a million people are expected to converge on Times Square in New York, amid tight security, to watch the famous ball descend. | As 2016 finally reaches the Americas, up to a million people are expected to converge on Times Square in New York, amid tight security, to watch the famous ball descend. |
On Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana Beach, crowds will not only mark the New Year - they will also fete the 100th anniversary of Samba music, and the upcoming summer Olympics. | On Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana Beach, crowds will not only mark the New Year - they will also fete the 100th anniversary of Samba music, and the upcoming summer Olympics. |
Are you celebrating the New Year? Share your pictures. | Are you celebrating the New Year? Share your pictures. |
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