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Fireworks light up the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge during an early light show before the midnight New Year fireworks, December 31, 2014. (Photo by Jason Reed/Reuters)

Fireworks light up the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge during an early light show before the midnight New Year fireworks, December 31, 2014. (Photo by Jason Reed/Reuters)




Fireworks light up the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge during an early light show before the midnight New Year fireworks, December 31, 2014. (Photo by Jason Reed/Reuters)

Fireworks light up the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge during an early light show before the midnight New Year fireworks, December 31, 2014. (Photo by Jason Reed/Reuters)




Fireworks light up the Sydney Opera House during an early light show before the new year December 31, 2014. More than 10,000 aerial fireworks, 25,000 shooting comets and 100,000 pyrotechnic effects are expected to be used during the annual Sydney Harbour New Year's Eve show, with an estimated 1.6 million people watching from along the harbour foreshore, local media reported. (Photo by Jason Reed/Reuters)

Fireworks light up the Sydney Opera House during an early light show before the new year December 31, 2014. More than 10,000 aerial fireworks, 25,000 shooting comets and 100,000 pyrotechnic effects are expected to be used during the annual Sydney Harbour New Year's Eve show, with an estimated 1.6 million people watching from along the harbour foreshore, local media reported. (Photo by Jason Reed/Reuters)




Fireworks light up the Sydney Opera House during an early light show before the midnight New Year fireworks, December 31, 2014. (Photo by Jason Reed/Reuters)

Fireworks light up the Sydney Opera House during an early light show before the midnight New Year fireworks, December 31, 2014. (Photo by Jason Reed/Reuters)




Fireworks light up the Sydney Harbour Bridge during the annual fireworks display to usher in the new year, early January 1, 2015. (Photo by Jason Reed/Reuters)

Fireworks light up the Sydney Harbour Bridge during the annual fireworks display to usher in the new year, early January 1, 2015. (Photo by Jason Reed/Reuters)




Fireworks light up the Sydney Harbour Bridge during the annual fireworks display to usher in the new year, early January 1, 2015. (Photo by Jason Reed/Reuters)

Fireworks light up the Sydney Harbour Bridge during the annual fireworks display to usher in the new year, early January 1, 2015. (Photo by Jason Reed/Reuters)




Fireworks light up the Sydney Harbour Bridge during the annual fireworks display to usher in the new year, early January 1, 2015. (Photo by Jason Reed/Reuters)

Fireworks light up the Sydney Harbour Bridge during the annual fireworks display to usher in the new year, early January 1, 2015. (Photo by Jason Reed/Reuters)




Crowds watch as fireworks light up the Sydney Harbour Bridge during the annual fireworks display January 1, 2015. (Photo by David Gray/Reuters)

Crowds watch as fireworks light up the Sydney Harbour Bridge during the annual fireworks display January 1, 2015. (Photo by David Gray/Reuters)




Fireworks light up the Sydney Harbour Bridge during the annual fireworks display to usher in the new year, early January 1, 2015. (Photo by Jason Reed/Reuters)

Fireworks light up the Sydney Harbour Bridge during the annual fireworks display to usher in the new year, early January 1, 2015. (Photo by Jason Reed/Reuters)




Fireworks light up the Sydney Harbour Bridge during the annual fireworks display to usher in the new year, early January 1, 2015. (Photo by Jason Reed/Reuters)

Fireworks light up the Sydney Harbour Bridge during the annual fireworks display to usher in the new year, early January 1, 2015. (Photo by Jason Reed/Reuters)




Fireworks light up the Sydney Harbour Bridge during the annual fireworks display to usher in the new year, early January 1, 2015. (Photo by Jason Reed/Reuters)

Fireworks light up the Sydney Harbour Bridge during the annual fireworks display to usher in the new year, early January 1, 2015. (Photo by Jason Reed/Reuters)




Fireworks light up the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge during an early light show before the midnight New Year fireworks, December 31, 2014. (Photo by Jason Reed/Reuters)

Fireworks light up the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge during an early light show before the midnight New Year fireworks, December 31, 2014. (Photo by Jason Reed/Reuters)




Crowds watch as fireworks light up the Sydney Harbour Bridge during the annual fireworks display January 1, 2015. (Photo by David Gray/Reuters)

Crowds watch as fireworks light up the Sydney Harbour Bridge during the annual fireworks display January 1, 2015. (Photo by David Gray/Reuters)




Crowds watch and take photographs as fireworks light up the Sydney Harbour Bridge during the annual fireworks display January 1, 2015. (Photo by David Gray/Reuters)

Crowds watch and take photographs as fireworks light up the Sydney Harbour Bridge during the annual fireworks display January 1, 2015. (Photo by David Gray/Reuters)




Spectators on boats are silhouetted as fireworks shower down from the Sydney Harbour Bridge during the annual fireworks display to usher in the new year, early January 1, 2015. (Photo by Jason Reed/Reuters)

Spectators on boats are silhouetted as fireworks shower down from the Sydney Harbour Bridge during the annual fireworks display to usher in the new year, early January 1, 2015. (Photo by Jason Reed/Reuters)




Fireworks explode near the observation wheel during a pyrotechnic show to celebrate the New Year in Hong Kong January 1, 2015. (Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters)

Fireworks explode near the observation wheel during a pyrotechnic show to celebrate the New Year in Hong Kong January 1, 2015. (Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters)




Fireworks explode near the observation wheel during a pyrotechnic show to celebrate the New Year in Hong Kong January 1, 2015. (Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters)

Fireworks explode near the observation wheel during a pyrotechnic show to celebrate the New Year in Hong Kong January 1, 2015. (Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters)




Fireworks explode near the observation wheel during a pyrotechnic show to celebrate the New Year in Hong Kong January 1, 2015. (Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters)

Fireworks explode near the observation wheel during a pyrotechnic show to celebrate the New Year in Hong Kong January 1, 2015. (Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters)




A couple takes a “selfie” as fireworks go off during a ceremony to celebrate the new year at Bongeun Buddhist temple in Seoul January 1, 2015. (Photo by Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters)

A couple takes a “selfie” as fireworks go off during a ceremony to celebrate the new year at Bongeun Buddhist temple in Seoul January 1, 2015. (Photo by Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters)




Buddhist believers watch as fireworks go off during a ceremony to celebrate the new year at Bongeun Buddhist temple in Seoul January 1, 2015. (Photo by Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters)

Buddhist believers watch as fireworks go off during a ceremony to celebrate the new year at Bongeun Buddhist temple in Seoul January 1, 2015. (Photo by Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters)




Buddhist monks and believers (L) hit a traditional bell as fireworks go off during a ceremony to celebrate the new year at Bongeun Buddhist temple in Seoul January 1, 2015. (Photo by Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters)

Buddhist monks and believers (L) hit a traditional bell as fireworks go off during a ceremony to celebrate the new year at Bongeun Buddhist temple in Seoul January 1, 2015. (Photo by Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters)




Fireworks explode near the observation wheel during a pyrotechnic show to celebrate the New Year in Hong Kong January 1, 2015. (Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters)

Fireworks explode near the observation wheel during a pyrotechnic show to celebrate the New Year in Hong Kong January 1, 2015. (Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters)




Fireworks light up the sky from a floating installation of 25,000 wishing spheres lining the Marina Bay in the backdrop of the city's financial district during the New Year's Day countdown celebrations in Singapore January 1, 2015. People penned their New Year wishes on these spheres throughout December to be placed in the waters as part of the New Year Day celebrations, marking the city-state's 50th year of independence. (Photo by Edgar Su/Reuters)

Fireworks light up the sky from a floating installation of 25,000 wishing spheres lining the Marina Bay in the backdrop of the city's financial district during the New Year's Day countdown celebrations in Singapore January 1, 2015. People penned their New Year wishes on these spheres throughout December to be placed in the waters as part of the New Year Day celebrations, marking the city-state's 50th year of independence. (Photo by Edgar Su/Reuters)




Fireworks light the sky during New Year celebrations in Manila January 1, 2015. (Photo by Romeo Ranoco/Reuters)

Fireworks light the sky during New Year celebrations in Manila January 1, 2015. (Photo by Romeo Ranoco/Reuters)




Fireworks explode in the sky over Kim Il-sung Square in Pyongyang in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang January 1, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)

Fireworks explode in the sky over Kim Il-sung Square in Pyongyang in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang January 1, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)




Fireworks explode in the sky over Kim Il-sung Square in Pyongyang in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang January 1, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)

Fireworks explode in the sky over Kim Il-sung Square in Pyongyang in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang January 1, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)




Fireworks explode in the sky over high rise buildings in Pyongyang in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang January 1, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)

Fireworks explode in the sky over high rise buildings in Pyongyang in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang January 1, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)




Spectators watch as fireworks light the sky during New Year celebrations outside the Philippine Arena in Bocaue town, Bulacan province, north of Manila January 1, 2015. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Reuters)

Spectators watch as fireworks light the sky during New Year celebrations outside the Philippine Arena in Bocaue town, Bulacan province, north of Manila January 1, 2015. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Reuters)




Fireworks light the sky over the Kremlin's Spasskaya (Saviour) Tower, covered by scaffolding, during celebrations of New Year's Day in Red Square in Moscow January 1, 2015. (Photo by Tatyana Makeyeva/Reuters)

Fireworks light the sky over the Kremlin's Spasskaya (Saviour) Tower, covered by scaffolding, during celebrations of New Year's Day in Red Square in Moscow January 1, 2015. (Photo by Tatyana Makeyeva/Reuters)




Fireworks light the sky over St. Basil's Cathedral and Kremlin's Spasskaya (Saviour) Tower, covered by scaffolding, during celebrations of New Year's Day in Red Square in Moscow January 1, 2015. (Photo by Tatyana Makeyeva/Reuters)

Fireworks light the sky over St. Basil's Cathedral and Kremlin's Spasskaya (Saviour) Tower, covered by scaffolding, during celebrations of New Year's Day in Red Square in Moscow January 1, 2015. (Photo by Tatyana Makeyeva/Reuters)




Fireworks light the sky over St. Basil's Cathedral during New Year's celebrations in Red Square in Moscow January 1, 2015. (Photo by Tatyana Makeyeva/Reuters)

Fireworks light the sky over St. Basil's Cathedral during New Year's celebrations in Red Square in Moscow January 1, 2015. (Photo by Tatyana Makeyeva/Reuters)




Fireworks explode over Edinburgh castle during the Hogmanay street party celebrations in Edinburgh, Scotland December 31, 2014. (Photo by Russell Cheyne/Reuters)

Fireworks explode over Edinburgh castle during the Hogmanay street party celebrations in Edinburgh, Scotland December 31, 2014. (Photo by Russell Cheyne/Reuters)




Fireworks explode over Edinburgh castle during the Hogmanay street party celebrations in Edinburgh, Scotland December 31, 2014. (Photo by Russell Cheyne/Reuters)

Fireworks explode over Edinburgh castle during the Hogmanay street party celebrations in Edinburgh, Scotland December 31, 2014. (Photo by Russell Cheyne/Reuters)




Fireworks light the sky over the Arc de Triomphe on the Champs Elysees Avenue in Paris as revellers take part in New Year celebrations, early January 1, 2015. (Photo by Christian Hartmann/Reuters)

Fireworks light the sky over the Arc de Triomphe on the Champs Elysees Avenue in Paris as revellers take part in New Year celebrations, early January 1, 2015. (Photo by Christian Hartmann/Reuters)




Filipinos view a fireworks display during the 2015 New Year Celebration in Manila, Philippines, 01 January 2015. (Photo by Ritchie B. Tongo/EPA)

Filipinos view a fireworks display during the 2015 New Year Celebration in Manila, Philippines, 01 January 2015. (Photo by Ritchie B. Tongo/EPA)




Fireworks explode behind the Clock Tower to celebrate the New Year in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, China, 31 December 2014. In Hong Kong, a British colony for more than 150 years, a large fireworks display lasting eight minutes lit up Victoria Harbour for New Year's Eve. (Photo by Jerome Favre/EPA)

Fireworks explode behind the Clock Tower to celebrate the New Year in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, China, 31 December 2014. In Hong Kong, a British colony for more than 150 years, a large fireworks display lasting eight minutes lit up Victoria Harbour for New Year's Eve. (Photo by Jerome Favre/EPA)




The “National Fireworks” light up the night sky  above the Scheepvaart Museum, in Amsterdam, The Netherlands 01 January 2015. (Photo by Koen Van Weel/EPA)

The “National Fireworks” light up the night sky above the Scheepvaart Museum, in Amsterdam, The Netherlands 01 January 2015. (Photo by Koen Van Weel/EPA)




The Viennese giant wheel is illuminated as fireworks welcome the New Year 2015 during the celebrations at the Prater park in Vienna, Austria, 01 January 2015. (Photo by Hans Punz/EPA)

The Viennese giant wheel is illuminated as fireworks welcome the New Year 2015 during the celebrations at the Prater park in Vienna, Austria, 01 January 2015. (Photo by Hans Punz/EPA)




Firework display from the top of the Sky Tower to welcome the New Year on January 1, 2015 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Dave Rowland/Getty Images)

Firework display from the top of the Sky Tower to welcome the New Year on January 1, 2015 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Dave Rowland/Getty Images)




Fireworks explode over the clock known as “Big Ben” housed in Elizabeth Tower, to celebrate the New Year in London, Thursday, January 1, 2015. (Photo by Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP Photo)

Fireworks explode over the clock known as “Big Ben” housed in Elizabeth Tower, to celebrate the New Year in London, Thursday, January 1, 2015. (Photo by Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP Photo)




Fireworks explode around the Houses of Parliament and the London Eye during the New Year celebrations in central London just after midnight on January 1, 2015. (Photo by Ben Stansall/AFP Photo)

Fireworks explode around the Houses of Parliament and the London Eye during the New Year celebrations in central London just after midnight on January 1, 2015. (Photo by Ben Stansall/AFP Photo)




Fireworks explode during the New Year's party at Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Thursday, January 1, 2015. (Photo by Lukas Schulze/AP Photo/DPA)

Fireworks explode during the New Year's party at Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Thursday, January 1, 2015. (Photo by Lukas Schulze/AP Photo/DPA)




Fireworks explode over the ancient Parthenon temple at the Acropolis hill for the the New Year's Eve celebrations during a rainfall in Athens, on Thursday, January 1, 2015. (Photo by Petros Giannakouris/AP Photo)

Fireworks explode over the ancient Parthenon temple at the Acropolis hill for the the New Year's Eve celebrations during a rainfall in Athens, on Thursday, January 1, 2015. (Photo by Petros Giannakouris/AP Photo)




Fireworks begin during a New Year's eve countdown at the Quezon Memorial Circle in suburban Quezon city, north of Manila, Philippines on Wednesday, December 31, 2014. (Photo by Aaron Favila/AP Photo)

Fireworks begin during a New Year's eve countdown at the Quezon Memorial Circle in suburban Quezon city, north of Manila, Philippines on Wednesday, December 31, 2014. (Photo by Aaron Favila/AP Photo)




People look at a firework display during a New Year celebration on January 1, 2015 in Dubai. (Photo by Karim Sahib/AFP Photo)

People look at a firework display during a New Year celebration on January 1, 2015 in Dubai. (Photo by Karim Sahib/AFP Photo)




Fireworks explode over the National Monument on December 31, 2014 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Thousands of people gather in Jakarta, Indonesia's capital city to see the new year celebrations. (Photo by Syamsul Bahri Muhammad/Getty Images)

Fireworks explode over the National Monument on December 31, 2014 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Thousands of people gather in Jakarta, Indonesia's capital city to see the new year celebrations. (Photo by Syamsul Bahri Muhammad/Getty Images)




Using a long time exposure an unseen person writes “2015” using a sparkler in front of the Queen Elizabeth Tower and The Houses of Parliament ahead of the new year fireworks in central London, England, 31 December 2014. Around 100,000 people are expected to take part in the festivities on the bank of the river Thames. (Photo by Hannah Mckay/EPA)

Using a long time exposure an unseen person writes “2015” using a sparkler in front of the Queen Elizabeth Tower and The Houses of Parliament ahead of the new year fireworks in central London, England, 31 December 2014. Around 100,000 people are expected to take part in the festivities on the bank of the river Thames. (Photo by Hannah Mckay/EPA)




An installation by French fire alchemists Compagnie Carabosse illuminates with over 1'300 fire pots the Bains des Paquis and the Lake of Geneva during the New Year's Eve “Saint Silvester” celebration, in Geneva, Switzerland, 31 December 2014. (Photo by Salvatore Di Nolfi/EPA)

An installation by French fire alchemists Compagnie Carabosse illuminates with over 1'300 fire pots the Bains des Paquis and the Lake of Geneva during the New Year's Eve “Saint Silvester” celebration, in Geneva, Switzerland, 31 December 2014. (Photo by Salvatore Di Nolfi/EPA)




Kollam, India. 31st December 2014 – Traditional firework were launched in honor of New Year's Eve and to welcome in 2015 in Kollam, India. (Photo by Haris Crayon/Demotix)

Kollam, India. 31st December 2014 – Traditional firework were launched in honor of New Year's Eve and to welcome in 2015 in Kollam, India. (Photo by Haris Crayon/Demotix)




Fireworks explode above the ancient temple of Parthenon atop the Acropolis hill during the New Year celebrations in Athens on January 1, 2015. (Photo by Aris Messinis/AFP Photo)

Fireworks explode above the ancient temple of Parthenon atop the Acropolis hill during the New Year celebrations in Athens on January 1, 2015. (Photo by Aris Messinis/AFP Photo)




The “National Fireworks” light up the night sky above the Erasmus Bridge (L), in Rotterdam, The Netherlands 01 January 2015. (Photo by Bas Czerwinski/EPA)

The “National Fireworks” light up the night sky above the Erasmus Bridge (L), in Rotterdam, The Netherlands 01 January 2015. (Photo by Bas Czerwinski/EPA)




Lebanese watch a firework display during the New Year's celebrations at midnight in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, January 1, 2015. (Photo by Bilal Hussein/AP Photo)

Lebanese watch a firework display during the New Year's celebrations at midnight in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, January 1, 2015. (Photo by Bilal Hussein/AP Photo)




A couple (C) kisses during the fireworks for the new year on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro on January 1, 2015. (Photo by Christophe Simon/AFP Photo)

A couple kisses during the fireworks for the new year on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro on January 1, 2015. (Photo by Christophe Simon/AFP Photo)




Fireworks break out over the St.Basil's cathedral as hundreds of tourists and  Russians gather at the Red square to mark the New Year in Moscow, Russia, 01 January 2015. (Photo by Sergei Ilnitsky/EPA)

Fireworks break out over the St. Basil's cathedral as hundreds of tourists and Russians gather at the Red square to mark the New Year in Moscow, Russia, 01 January 2015. (Photo by Sergei Ilnitsky/EPA)




Thousand people watch fireworks at Hotel Indonesia roundabout in Jakarta during new year eve celebration, on January 1, 2015. (Photo by Andika Wahyu/Antara Foto)

Thousand people watch fireworks at Hotel Indonesia roundabout in Jakarta during new year eve celebration, on January 1, 2015. (Photo by Andika Wahyu/Antara Foto)




People cheer in front of Rome's ancient Colosseum as fireworks explode to celebrate the new year on January 1, 2015. (Photo by Andreas Solaro/AFP Photo)

People cheer in front of Rome's ancient Colosseum as fireworks explode to celebrate the new year on January 1, 2015. (Photo by Andreas Solaro/AFP Photo)




Fireworks explode over Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong on January 1, 2015. Just like previous years, the city's iconic skyline along Victoria Harbour will light up with an eight-minute pyrotechnic display, as tens of thousdands of partygoers will flock to the waterfront to celebrate. (Photo by Isaac Lawrence/AFP Photo)

Fireworks explode over Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong on January 1, 2015. Just like previous years, the city's iconic skyline along Victoria Harbour will light up with an eight-minute pyrotechnic display, as tens of thousdands of partygoers will flock to the waterfront to celebrate. (Photo by Isaac Lawrence/AFP Photo)
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