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New year celebrations around the world – in pictures - World news - The Guardian


New year celebrations around the world – in pictures

Paris, France Fireworks over the Arc de Triomphe. Photograph: Kiran Ridley/Getty Images

New year celebrations around the world – in pictures

Revellers have bid farewell to a decade that will be remembered for, among other things, the rise of social media, the Arab spring, the MeToo movement and Donald Trump

Main image: Paris, France Fireworks over the Arc de Triomphe. Photograph: Kiran Ridley/Getty Images

Wed 1 Jan 2020 09.53 GMT Last modified on Wed 1 Jan 2020 21.39 GMT


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