World Ushers In 2016 – A Close Review Through The Lens Of A Camera.

Happy New Year! Countdown to 2016: 00 : 00 : 00 : 00 Days   Hrs   Mins   Secs New York Balloons, streamers, flashing lights , thousands...

Happy New Year! Countdown to 2016:

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New York

Balloons, streamers, flashing lights , thousands of rather odd purple hats and a booming serenade from Frank Sinatra, it was another ebullient New Year celebration in New York’s Times Square complete with the traditional ball drop.

New Years Eve Times Square

Vilnius

Fireworks light the sky above the Cathedral Square in Vilnius, Lithuania Photo: AP
Fireworks light the sky above the Cathedral Square in Vilnius, Lithuania Photo: AP

Athens

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A woman photographs her friend in front of the Great Pyramids illuminated for New Year's Eve in Giza, near Cairo, Egypt
A woman photographs her friend in front of the Great Pyramids illuminated for New Year’s Eve in Giza, near Cairo, Egypt

Fireworks at Dubai’s Burj Al Arab hotel

The display went head despite a huge fire at the nearby Address hotel, with the number of injured still unconfirmed

Dubai Welcomes 2016 With Fireworks At Burj Khalifa

Meanwhile, in Taiwan…

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China

Lanterns on a river in Zhouzhuang, China
Lanterns on a river in Zhouzhuang, China

South Korea : Oppa Gangneung style

People celebrate with fireworks during an event of the New Year on Jeongdongjin beach in Gangneung, Ganwon province, South Korea Photo: EPA.
People celebrate with fireworks during an event of the New Year on Jeongdongjin beach in Gangneung, Ganwon province, South Korea Photo: EPA.

Partygoers releasing balloons to celebrate the New Year by the Tokyo Tower

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