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Shae Moxley, left, from Ashburn, Va., and others take part in the New Year's Eve festivities in New York's Times Square Dec. 31, 2010.
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Fireworks explode over the London Eye on the bank of the River Thames to celebrate the new year in London Jan. 1, 2011.
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Fireworks explode over the Houses of Parliament, including St. Stephen's Tower, which holds the bell known as Big Ben, in London Jan. 1, 2011, as Britain celebrates the start of the new year.
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People celebrate the new year in Madrid's Puerta del Sol Square Jan. 1, 2011. As rainclouds cleared, thousands of people gathered at the square to take part in Las Uvas, or The Grapes, a tradition in which people eat a grape for each of the 12 chimes of midnight.
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Revelers celebrate the new year on the Champs Elysees in Paris Jan. 1, 2011, with the Arc de Triomphe in background.
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Fireworks light the sky above the Quadriga on the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin shortly after midnight Jan. 1, 2011, greeting the new year.
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The Dubai Burj Khalifa lights up at midnight during a fireworks display to celebrate the new year in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Jan. 1, 2011.
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New Year's fireworks explode at midnight over Beirut Jan. 1, 2011.
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Russians celebrate the new year on Red Square in Moscow with the Kremlin, right, and St. Basil's cathedral in the background Jan. 1, 2011.
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Indians watch fireworks outside the Taj Mahal hotel after midnight, in Mumbai, India, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011.
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Revellers wave during the New Year's Eve celebrations in Hong Kong's Times Square, Saturday Jan. 1, 2011.
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Fireworks explode above Singapore's financial district at the stroke of midnight to mark the new year's celebrations Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011.
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Fireworks explode next to Malaysia's landmark Petronas Twin Towers during New Year celebrations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011.
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People queue at the Sensoji temple to pray at the main hall in the hope of receiving a New Year's blessing in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011.
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Filipinos watch fireworks light up the sky to welcome in the New Year in Manila, Philippines, Saturday Jan. 1, 2011.
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Tens of thousands of people attend the first Count Down Party for the New Year 2011 at Opera House Square, Ha Noi, Vietnam, Saturday Jan. 1, 2011.
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Fireworks are seen during the New Year ceremony, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2010, in Taipei, Taiwan. The events marked the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of China, Taiwan's official name, after a revolution led by Sun Yat-sen toppled China's last Qing dynasty.
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The sky above Sydney Harbour lights up with the 9 p.m. fireworks display on the new year's eve in Sydney, Australia, Friday, Dec. 31, 2010. Enthusiastic Australians camped out at parks alongside the Sydney Harbour Bridge to win the best view of Friday's spectacular New Year's Eve fireworks kicking off celebrations around the world.
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