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Happy New Year! 2023 celebrated around the world

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Onlookers watch as confetti fills the air to mark the beginning of the new year, in Times Square, New York City, on January 1, 2023.
Onlookers watch as confetti fills the air to mark the beginning of the new year, in Times Square, New York City, on January 1, 2023.
YUKI IWAMURA, AFP Via Getty Images
People gather on the Champs-Elysees as they wait for the New Year's Eve fireworks in Paris on December 31, 2022.
People gather on the Champs-Elysees as they wait for the New Year's Eve fireworks in Paris on December 31, 2022.
JULIEN DE ROSA, AFP Via Getty Images
People celebrate the start of the New Year, backdropped by fireworks exploding in the background over Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, early Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023.
People celebrate the start of the New Year, backdropped by fireworks exploding in the background over Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, early Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023.
Bruna Prado, AP
Fireworks explode over the ancient Parthenon temple at the Acropolis hill during New Year celebrations in Athens, Greece, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023.
Fireworks explode over the ancient Parthenon temple at the Acropolis hill during New Year celebrations in Athens, Greece, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023.
Yorgos Karahalis, AP
This photograph, taken on Jan.1, 2023, shows fireworks over Wat Arun Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River during New Year celebrations in Bangkok.
This photograph, taken on Jan.1, 2023, shows fireworks over Wat Arun Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River during New Year celebrations in Bangkok.
JACK TAYLOR, AFP Via Getty Images
Revelers fly balloons during a New Year celebration in Wuhan, in China's central Hubei province, on Jan. 1, 2023.
Revelers fly balloons during a New Year celebration in Wuhan, in China's central Hubei province, on Jan. 1, 2023.
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Revelers attend a New Year celebration in Wuhan, China's central Hubei province, on Jan. 1, 2023.
Revelers attend a New Year celebration in Wuhan, China's central Hubei province, on Jan. 1, 2023.
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Revelers attend New Year celebrations next to the Selamat Datang (Welcome) Monument at the Hotel Indonesia roundabout in Jakarta on Jan. 1, 2023.
Revelers attend New Year celebrations next to the Selamat Datang (Welcome) Monument at the Hotel Indonesia roundabout in Jakarta on Jan. 1, 2023.
ADEK BERRY, AFP Via Getty Images
This photograph, taken on Jan. 1, 2023, shows fireworks during New Year celebrations in Colombo.
This photograph, taken on Jan. 1, 2023, shows fireworks during New Year celebrations in Colombo.
ISHARA S. KODIKARA, AFP Via Getty Images
Revelers watch a fireworks show during New Year celebrations in Karachi on early Jan. 1, 2023.
Revelers watch a fireworks show during New Year celebrations in Karachi on early Jan. 1, 2023.
RIZWAN TABASSUM, AFP Via Getty Images
Residents celebrate New Year in Lahore streets on early Jan. 1, 2023.
Residents celebrate New Year in Lahore streets on early Jan. 1, 2023.
ARIF ALI, AFP Via Getty Images
People celebrate as fireworks light up the skyline from the Taipei 101 building during New Year's celebrations on Jan. 1, 2023, in Taipei, Taiwan.
People celebrate as fireworks light up the skyline from the Taipei 101 building during New Year's celebrations on Jan. 1, 2023, in Taipei, Taiwan.
Gene Wang, Getty Images
Fireworks explode over buildings during New Year's celebrations on Jan. 1, 2023, in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines.
Fireworks explode over buildings during New Year's celebrations on Jan. 1, 2023, in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines.
Ezra Acayan, Getty Images
Fireworks light up the sky over Sydney Harbour Bridge during New Year's Eve celebration on Jan. 1, 2023, in Sydney, Australia. Revelers turned out in droves to celebrate the new year's arrival, the first since pandemic restrictions were completely removed in early 2022.
Fireworks light up the sky over Sydney Harbour Bridge during New Year's Eve celebration on Jan. 1, 2023, in Sydney, Australia. Revelers turned out in droves to celebrate the new year's arrival, the first since pandemic restrictions were completely removed in early 2022.
Roni Bintang, Getty Images
A woman holds her smartphone with 2023 as she celebrates the New Year in front of the Bosingak pavilion, where its annual New Year's bell-ringing ceremony is held in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023.
A woman holds her smartphone with 2023 as she celebrates the New Year in front of the Bosingak pavilion, where its annual New Year's bell-ringing ceremony is held in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023.
Lee Jin-man, AP
New Year's Eve fireworks light up the sky over the Harbour Bridge during the fireworks display in Sydney on Jan. 1, 2023.
New Year's Eve fireworks light up the sky over the Harbour Bridge during the fireworks display in Sydney on Jan. 1, 2023.
MUHAMMAD FAROOQ, AFP Via Getty Images
People enjoy the last day of the year on New Year's Eve at Gwanghwamun square in central Seoul on Dec. 31, 2022.
People enjoy the last day of the year on New Year's Eve at Gwanghwamun square in central Seoul on Dec. 31, 2022.
JUNG YEON-JE, AFP Via Getty Images
A tall ship is illuminated as it sails past the Sydney Harbour Bridge ahead of the New Year's Eve fireworks display in Sydney on Dec. 31, 2022.
A tall ship is illuminated as it sails past the Sydney Harbour Bridge ahead of the New Year's Eve fireworks display in Sydney on Dec. 31, 2022.
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People gather in the main business district to celebrate New Year's Eve in Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, Dec 31, 2022.
People gather in the main business district to celebrate New Year's Eve in Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, Dec 31, 2022.
Achmad Ibrahim, AP
New Year's Eve fireworks light up the sky over the Harbour Bridge during the fireworks display in Sydney on Jan. 1, 2023.
New Year's Eve fireworks light up the sky over the Harbour Bridge during the fireworks display in Sydney on Jan. 1, 2023.
MUHAMMAD FAROOQ, AFP Via Getty Images
Ukrainian soldier Vasyl Khomko, 42, hugs his daughter Yana as she arrives at the train station in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022. Khomko's wife and daughter have been living in Slovakia due to the war but returned to Kyiv to spend New Year's Eve together.
Ukrainian soldier Vasyl Khomko, 42, hugs his daughter Yana as she arrives at the train station in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022. Khomko's wife and daughter have been living in Slovakia due to the war but returned to Kyiv to spend New Year's Eve together.
Roman Hrytsyna, AP
People light up their smartphones as they wait to celebrate the New Year in front of the Bosingak pavilion, where its annual New Year's bell-ringing ceremony is held in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022.
People light up their smartphones as they wait to celebrate the New Year in front of the Bosingak pavilion, where its annual New Year's bell-ringing ceremony is held in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022.
Lee Jin-man, AP
Public members gather to celebrate New Year's Eve at Gwanghwamun Square on De. 31, 2022, in Seoul, South Korea. South Koreans will celebrate in central Seoul after the New Year event was held without an audience for the past three years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Public members gather to celebrate New Year's Eve at Gwanghwamun Square on De. 31, 2022, in Seoul, South Korea. South Koreans will celebrate in central Seoul after the New Year event was held without an audience for the past three years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Chung Sung-Jun, Getty Images
A Palestinian man adds the finishing touches to a large sculpture ahead of the 2023 New Year's Eve celebrations on the shore of the Mediterranean sea in Gaza City at sunset on Dec. 30, 2022.
A Palestinian man adds the finishing touches to a large sculpture ahead of the 2023 New Year's Eve celebrations on the shore of the Mediterranean sea in Gaza City at sunset on Dec. 30, 2022.
MAHMUD HAMS, AFP Via Getty Images
The Times Square New Year's Eve Ball is tested in preparation for the Dec. 31 celebration in Times Square, New York City, on Dec. 30, 2022. - With the ball lit, it is sent to the top of the 130-foot (39.6-meter) pole on One Times Square.
The Times Square New Year's Eve Ball is tested in preparation for the Dec. 31 celebration in Times Square, New York City, on Dec. 30, 2022. - With the ball lit, it is sent to the top of the 130-foot (39.6-meter) pole on One Times Square.
TIMOTHY A. CLARY, AFP Via Getty Images
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