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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.
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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.
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Fireworks explode near Malaysia's landmark Petronas Twin Towers during the New Year celebrations in Kuala Lumpur January 1, 2011.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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