New Year's Fast Facts

Photos: New Year's celebrations around the world
A man watches fireworks from Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Photos: New Year's celebrations around the world
People celebrate as confetti falls in New York's Times Square.
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Photos: New Year's celebrations around the world
Children play with sparklers in Caracas, Venezuela.
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Photos: New Year's celebrations around the world
The Arc de Triomphe is engulfed in fireworks as thousands descended on the Champs Elysees to welcome the new year in Paris.
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