New Year celebrations around the world

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Fireworks explode over Victoria Harbour to celebrate the New Year's Eve in Hong Kong. (AP)

Fireworks explode in front of Malaysia's landmark building, Petronas Twin Towers, during the New Year's Eve celebration in Kuala Lumpur. (AP)

Bubbles float over visitors during a New Year's Eve celebration event a Tokyo Hotel. (AP)

People attend Seoul's traditional bell-tolling ceremony for the new year, at the Bosingak pavilion in Seoul, South Korea. (AP)

Fireworks explode over the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge as New Year's celebrations are underway in Sydney, Australia. (AP)

Dec. 31, 2016: Fireworks explode around the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge as New Year's celebrations get underway in Sydney, Australia.<br> (AP)

Fireworks explode from Auckland's Sky Tower as the new year is welcomed to New Zealand. (AP)