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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up Sydney Harbour during the midnight fireworks session as Sydney Celebrates New Year's Eve on December 31, 2010 in Sydney, Australia.
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 31: Fireworks light up the Sydney Harbour Bridge during the midnight fireworks session as Sydney Celebrates New Year's Eve on December 31, 2010 in Sydney, Australia.
Revellers take part in New Year celebrations in Hong Kong's Times Square January 1, 2011.
Fireworks explode near Malaysia's landmark Petronas Twin Towers during the New Year celebrations in Kuala Lumpur January 1, 2011.
Fireworks are seen above Jakarta's downtown on January 1, 2011 marking the New Year. Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Jakarta to mark the New Year.
Fireworks light up the Hong Kong skyline above Victoria harbour on January 1, 2011. New Year revellers around the world welcomed 2010 in a blaze of fireworks and parties.
People watch as fireworks light up over the waterfront in Singapore to welcome the New Year on January 1, 2011. Singapore's economy expanded at a record 14.7 percent in 2010, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said December 31, as the city-state recovered sharply from last year's recession.
People queue at the Sensoji temple to pray at the main hall in the hope of receiving a New Year's blessing in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011.
People make their way out of the waterfront after observing the fireworks display to welcome the New Year in Singapore on January 1, 2011. Singapore's economy expanded at a record 14.7 percent in 2010, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said December 31, as the city-state recovered sharply from last year's recession.
The number 2011 is written in the air with a sparkler in front of Stephansdom (St. Stephen's Cathedral) during New Year's Eve celebrations in Vienna December 31, 2010. Picture taken using slow shutter speed.
People make their way out of the waterfront after observing the fireworks display to welcome the New Year in Singapore on January 1, 2011. Singapore's economy expanded at a record 14.7 percent in 2010, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said December 31, as the city-state recovered sharply from last year's recession.
Happy New Year 2011
2011 New Year Fireworks Auckland
New Years Eve Fireworks - Sydney, Australia 2010 to 2011
New year eve 2010-11 Sydney
source: Daylife
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