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A look at cities around the world as they ring in the new year of 2013
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A policeman tries to stop demonstrators in front of the India Gate during a protest in New Delhi December 23, 2012. REUTERS-Ahmad Masoo
Confetti is dropped on revelers at midnight during New Year celebrations in Times Square in New York January 1, 2013. REUTERS-Gary Hershor
Revelers celebrate the start of the new year in Times Square in New York January 1, 2013. REUTERS-Keith Bedfor
People watch as fireworks explode over the coast of Vina del Mar as part of the New Year celebrations, January 1, 2013. REUTERS-Marcos Brindicci
National Guardsman John Cebak (R) kisses his fiancee Sonja Babic at the start of the new year in Times Square in New York January 1, 2013. REUTERS-Keith Bedford
A man watches as fireworks explode over the coast of Vina del Mar as part of the New Year celebrations, January 1, 2013. REUTERS-Marcos Brindicci
Smoke from incense rises over people as they stand in line to offer New Year prayers at a Sensoji temple in Tokyo January 1, 2013. REUTERS-Kim Kyung-Hoon
Revelers cheer as they stand in Times Square ahead of New Year celebrations in New York December 31, 2012. REUTERS-Keith Bedford
A woman celebrates the New Year as she watches fireworks exploding above Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro January 1, 2013. REUTERS-Pilar Olivares
Visitors take pictures and videos during a light show as part of a New Year countdown celebration at the financial square on the Bund in Shanghai December 31, 2012. REUTERS-Stringer
Pakistani youths celebrate the New Year on a street in Lahore January 1, 2013. REUTERS- Mohsin Raza
Revellers write the number 2013 using sparklers during the Hogmanay (New Year) street party celebrations in Edinburgh, Scotland December 31, 2012. REUTERS-David Moir
Fireworks explode across the skyline near the London Eye during New Year celebrations in London January 1, 2013. REUTERS-Paul Hacket
North Koreans watch fireworks to greet new year in Pyongyang early January 1, 2013 in this picture released by the North's official KCNA news agency. REUTERS-KCNA
A reveler stands in Time Square before celebrating the New Year in New York, December 31, 2012. REUTERS-Joshua Lott
Fireworks explode over the temple of the Parthenon during New Year celebrations in Athens January 1, 2013. REUTERS-Yorgos Karahalis
Gary Marion, portraying female impersonator Sushi, hangs in an oversized replica of a women's red high heel over Duval Street late December 31, 2012, at the Bourbon Street Pub Complex in Key West, Florida. The Red Shoe Drop has become a Key West tradition and is one of five Florida Keys warm-weather takes on New York City's Times Square ball drop marking the beginning of the New Year. REUTERS-Andy Newman-Florida Keys News Bureau-Handout
Fireworks explode over St. Basil Cathedral at Red Square during New Year's Day celebrations in Moscow January 1, 2013. REUTERS-Mikhail Voskresensky
NATO troops from the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) dance during celebrations on New Year's Eve in Kabul December 31, 2012. REUTERS-Mohammad Ismail
Empty champagne bottles and glasses are pictured during a New Year's Eve celebrations in Vienna December 31, 2012. REUTERS-Lisi Niesner
Fireworks explode near the Malaysia's landmark Petronas Twin Towers during New Year celebrations in Kuala Lumpur January 1, 2013. REUTERS-Syamsul Bahri Muhammad
A security guard stands behind a New Year signboard at Myanmar's first public New Year countdown celebrations on Myoma grounds in Yangon December 31, 2012. REUTERS-Soe Zeya Tun
Traders wearing '2013' glasses celebrating New Year's Eve work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, December 31, 2012. REUTERS-Keith Bedford
Fireworks explode from Taiwan's tallest skyscraper, the Taipei 101 during New Year celebrations in Taipei January 1, 2013. The Chinese characters read 'Taipei 101'. REUTERS-Pichi Chuang
Fireworks light the sky over Victoria Harbour during a pyrotechnic show to celebrate the New Year in Hong Kong January 1, 2013. REUTERS-Tyrone Siu
A follower of Afro-Brazilian religion Umbanda pays tribute to Iemanja, goddess of the sea, in Praia Vermelha (Red Beach) in Rio de Janeiro December 31, 2012. REUTERS-Pilar Olivares