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The World Rings In 2012
Celebrations kicked off with Australia, New Zealand being among the first to welcome the New Year. Fireworks, candlelight vigils, balloons, even a Guinness record-breaking attempt, were all part of the festivities as people around the globe celebrated the end of one year and the beginning of another.
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People celebrate as they welcome the New Year at Constitution Square in Warsaw, Poland, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012. (AP)
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Lebanese watch a firework display the New Year's celebrations in downtown Beirut, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012. (AP)
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Russians celebrate the New Year on Red Square in Moscow, with the Kremlin in the background, right, and St. Basil's cathedral in background left, , Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012. (AP)
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The New Year's fireworks display lights up around the London Eye in central London, January 1, 2012. (Reuters)