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Hello, 2015! A New Year Is Rung In Around the World

People bid adieu 2014 and welcomed in the New Year with fireworks, cheering and champagne.
Image: Fireworks light up the Sydney Harbour Bridge during the annual fireworks display to usher in the new year
Fireworks light up the Sydney Harbour Bridge during the annual fireworks display to usher in the new year, early January 1, 2015. More than 10,000 aerial fireworks, 25,000 shooting comets and 100,000 pyrotechnic effects were used during the annual Sydney Harbour New Year's Eve show, with an estimated 1.6 million people watching from along the harbour foreshore, local media reported. REUTERS/Jason Reed (AUSTRALIA - Tags: SOCIETY ANNIVERSARY)JASON REED / Reuters