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Fireworks explode over Martyrs' Square during New Year's Eve celebrations in downtown Beirut.
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People release balloons while the Tokyo Tower is illuminated to celebrate New Year at a countdown event at the Zojo-ji Buddhist temple in Tokyo.
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Fireworks are on display near Petronas Twin Towers and Kuala Lumpur Tower during New Year celebrations in Kuala Lumpur.
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Rock fans wait at a rock gala to celebrate the New Year in Beijing.
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People celebrate New Year's Day on an ice rink in Red Square in Moscow.
World parties for 2010
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Fireworks explode beside the London Eye and the Parliament on River Thames during New Year celebrations in London.
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People celebrate the New Year in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.
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