In Pics: The world welcomes New Year 2019 in style
People around the world turn out to celebrate New Year's Eve and welcome 2019.
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Fireworks explode during the New Year's celebrations at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France.
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Fireworks light up the Atomium building, a metal structure built in the form of an iron crystal, as part of New Year celebrations in Brussels, Belgium.
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Believers of Afro-Brazilian religions pay tribute to Yemanja, goddess of the sea, during a traditional celebration ahead of New Year's eve on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Fireworks light up the sky around the London Eye wheel to welcome the New Year in London, Britain
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Thais pray to celebrate the New Year 2019 at the Golden Mountain temple or Wat Saket in Bangkok, Thailand. Strings attached are ceremonial threads given by Buddhist monks
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Revellers enjoy during New Year celebrations in Moscow's Red Square, Russia.
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Fireworks explode over the ancient Parthenon temple atop the Acropolis hill during New Year's day celebrations in Athens, Greece.
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People release balloons as they celebrate the New Year's countdown event in a road in Ahmedabad, India.
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Fireworks explode over Chao Phraya River during the New Year celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Fireworks explode around National Monument during New Year's Eve celebration in Jakarta, Indonesia
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People watch as the Burj Khalifa is lit up during the new year celebrations in Dubai, UAE.
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People take part in New Year celebrations at the Waterway in Cairo, Egypt
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Fireworks explode over the Marina Bay ahead of the New Year celebrations in Singapore.
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Fireworks explode over the Sydney Harbour during New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney, Australia.
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Fireworks explode over the Quadriga sculpture atop the Brandenburg gate during New Year celebrations in Berlin, Germany.
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Fireworks explode over Victoria Harbour and Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre during a pyrotechnic show to celebrate the New Year in Hong Kong, China
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People celebrate New Year's Eve in Times Square in New York.
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First Published: Jan 01 2019 | 12:40 PM IST
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