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In Paris, tens of thousands are expected to gather on the illuminated Champs Elysees to mark the celebration known as la Fete de Saint-Sylvestre while in Stockholm fireworks will be seen across much of the city Photo: REUTERS
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Australia's colourful midnight display attracts global attention Photo: AFP
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With a 12-minute pyrotechnic display drawing more than 1.5 million people to crowded foreshores and city landmarks Photo: AFP
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Australia's colourful midnight display attracts global attention, but from New York's glittering Times Square, to Berlin's Brandenburg Gate and Hong Kong's jostling harbour, revellers will gather to usher in 2012 Photo: REUTERS
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"Every year we make sure our celebrations are bigger and better than the one before," Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore said Photo: EPA
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Shapes of clouds and hearts floated above Australia's biggest city Photo: REUTERS
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"Every year we make sure our celebrations are bigger and better than the one before," Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore said. Photo: EPA
