In Pictures: How the world welcomed 2017
Shimmering fieworks and glittering skylines - here's how the world bid farewell to 2016 and welcomed 2017 with a bang!
Shimmering fieworks and glittering skylines - here's how the world bid farewell to 2016 and welcomed 2017 with a bang!

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Fireworks explode from Auckland's Sky Tower as the new year is welcomed to New Zealand. (AP)

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