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New year celebrations ring in 2017 around the world

By The Rediff News Bureau
January 01, 2017

As 2016 came to an end, countries across the globe rung in the new year. Hello, 2017 -- here we come!

People gather at Mumbai's Marine Drive to celebrate New Year. Photograph: Sahil Salvi

A reveller with glasses that read "2017" during New Year's Eve festivities in the Times Square area of New York. Photograph: Mark Kauzlarich/Reuters 

Fireworks explode next to the Quadriga sculpture atop the Brandenburg gate during New Year celebrations in Berlin, Germany. Photograph: Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters

It's the time for love! Revellers enjoy themselves in Calton Hill during the celebrations in Edinburgh, Scotland. Photograph: Russell Cheyne/Reuters 

Revellers in New Year's celebrations at Puerta del Sol square in central Madrid, Spain. Photograph: Susana Vera/Reuters 

Fireworks explode over the Atlantis hotel in Dubai during the New Year celebrations, UAE. Photograph: Reuters

A woman poses for a photograph with armed police officers patrolling ahead of New Year's celebrations in London, Britain. Photograph: Neil Hall/Reuters

Lights reading 2017 are projected on the pyramids during New Year's day celebrations on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt. Photograph: Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters 

People celebrate during New Year's Day at Toolonlahti, Helsinki, Finland. Photograph: Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva via Reuters

A man photographs fireworks as they explode by the Big Ben clocktower in London, Britain. Photograph: Neil Hall/Reuters

Revellers gather on the Champs Elysees Avenue in Paris, France, during New Year celebrations, late December 31, 2016. Photograph: Jacky Naegelen/Reuters

A man gets a haircut with the number "2017" depicted to welcome the new year at a barbershop in Ahmedabad, India. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters

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