New Year celebrations Photogallery

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A man celebrates the New Year as fireworks explode on the 'Praca do Comercio' square in Lisbon on January 1, 2009. (Reuters/Nacho Doce)

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Fireworks explode over Copacabana beach during celebrations of the New Year in Rio de Janeiro on January 01, 2009. (AP Photo/ Ricardo Moraes)

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Fireworks explode behind the Christmas tree during a pyrotechnic show to celebrate the New Year in Skopje on January 1, 2009. (Reuters/Ognen Teofilovski)

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Fireworks explode over Marina Bay and the Esplanade theatres during a pyrotechnic show to celebrate the New Year in Singapore on January 1, 2009. (Reuters/Tim Chong)

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Fireworks explode over Marina Bay and the Esplanade theatres during a pyrotechnic show to celebrate the New Year in Singapore on January 1, 2009. (Reuters/Tim Chong)

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The New Year celebrations in Shimla on January 01, 2009. (PTI Photo)

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The illuminated dome of Taj hotel on the occasion of 'New Year' eve on January 01, 2009. (PTI Photo/Shashank Parade)

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People set balloons free in the air to celebrate the New Year at Zojoji Buddhist temple in Tokyo on January 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)