Source: Guardian.co.uk

Fireworks burst over the ancient temple of Parthenon at the Acropolis hill in Athens. Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images

Fireworks explode behind the quadriga of Berlin’s landmark Brandenburg Gate. Photograph: Clemens Bilan/AFP/Getty Images

Fireworks are seen over the Red Square in Moscow, Russia. Photograph: Ivan Sekretarev/AP

Fireworks mark the new year in Scotland’s capital city Edinburgh. Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA

Fireworks light up the London Big Ben in England. Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

Fireworks light up the London skyline in England. Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

Fireworks over the River Thames in London. Photograph: Johnny Green/PA

Cadiz , Spain: A group of men enter into the water for a New Year’s Eve swim at La Victoria beach. Photograph: Jorge Zapata/EPA

aipei, Taiwan: Fireworks explode from Taipei 101, the world’s tallest completed skyscraper. Photograph: Pichi Chuang/Reuters

Seoul, South Korean: People watch a fireworks spectacular. Photograph: Kim Jae-hwan/AFP/Getty Images

okyo, Japan: People fly balloons to celebrate New Year at the Zojo-ji Buddhist temple. Photograph: Kim Kyung-hoon/Reuters

Young Japanese people raise their arms in celebration of the first sunrise of the year at Misaki beach, Chiba province, Japan. Photograph: Everett Kennedy Brown/EPA

Hong Kong, China: Revellers enjoy a mass party at Causeway Bay. Photograph: Mike Clarke/AFP/Getty Images

Kuala Lumpur: Fireworks explode near the Petronas towers. Photograph: Zainal Abd Halim/Reuters

Ahmedabad, India: Students pose during New Year celebrations at a school. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters

Fireworks light the sky above the Cathedral Square in Vilnius, the Lithuanian capital. Photograph: Mindaugas Kulbis/AP

Mexico City: Mexico’s golden Angel of Independence stands in front of fireworks during New Year’s celebrations
Photograph: Eduardo Verdugo/AP

New York, USA: A couple kiss in Times Square. Photograph: Joshua Lott/Reuters

New York, USA: The Waterford Crystal Ball is raised surrounded by fireworks in preparation for its descent at midnight in Times Square. Photograph: Seth Wenig/AP

Universal City, California: A woman wearing glasses with year 2009 design arrives to join thousands of others to welcome the New Year. Photograph: Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images

The spectacular New Year’s Eve midnight fireworks display. Photograph: Mark Kolbe/Getty Images

Fireworks light up the sky above Sydney harbour. Photograph: Paul Miller/EPA

Fireworks bring in the new year during the Rhythm & Vines festival at the Waiohika estate, Gisborne, New Zealand. Photograph: Rhythm & Vines/PA

Fireworks display at the Sky Tower in Auckland, New Zealand. Photograph: Phil Walter/Getty Images

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