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In pictures: The world welcomes 2018

Fireworks lit up the sky above Sydney Harbour as people in Australia became among the first in the world to usher in the new year.

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People around the world have been ringing in 2018.

Fireworks lit up the sky above Sydney Harbour while tens of thousands of New Zealanders took to streets and beaches as they became among the first in the world to usher in the new year.

Fireworks explode over the Opera House during New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney, Australia (David Moir/AAP Image via AP)
Fireworks explode over the Opera House during New Year’s Eve celebrations in Sydney, Australia (David Moir/AAP Image via AP)
A woman prays in front of lanterns to celebrate the new year at a Buddhist temple in Seoul, South Korea (Ahn Young-joon/AP)
A woman prays in front of lanterns to celebrate the new year at a Buddhist temple in Seoul, South Korea (Ahn Young-joon/AP)
Children from a slum area play as the sun sets for the last time in 2017, on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan (Anjum Naveed/AP)
Children from a slum area play as the sun sets for the last time in 2017 on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan (Anjum Naveed/AP)
Hong Kong residents wear 2018 glasses (Kin Cheung/AP)
Hong Kong residents wear 2018 glasses (Kin Cheung/AP)
Visitors watch the fireworks at the Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium-amusement park complex in Yokohama, Japan (Shizuo Kambayashi/AP)
Visitors watch the fireworks at the Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium-amusement park complex in Yokohama, Japan (Shizuo Kambayashi/AP)
Fireworks explode above Singapore (Wong Maye-E/AP)
Fireworks explode above Singapore (Wong Maye-E/AP)
Couples wait for their turn to get married during a mass wedding held in celebration of the New Year in Jakarta, Indonesia (Dita Alangkara/AP)
Couples wait for their turn to get married during a mass wedding held in celebration of the new year in Jakarta, Indonesia (Dita Alangkara/AP)
New year celebrations in Beijing, China (Ng Han Guan/AP)
New year celebrations in Beijing, China (Ng Han Guan/AP)
Revellers watch as fireworks light up the sky at the seaside Mall of Asia south of Manila, Philippines (Bullit Marquez/AP)
Revellers watch as fireworks light up the sky at the seaside Mall of Asia south of Manila, Philippines (Bullit Marquez/AP)
Members of Flyboard Ireland take part in the Liffey Lights Moment - Matinee in Dublin's city centre (Brian Lawless/PA)
Members of Flyboard Ireland take part in the Liffey Lights Moment – Matinee in Dublin’s city centre (Brian Lawless/PA)
An LED light show illuminates the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, to celebrate the New Year in Dubai (Jon Gambrell/AP)
An LED light show illuminates the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, to celebrate the new year in Dubai (Jon Gambrell/AP)
Fireworks explode over the Kremlin (Denis Tyrin/AP)
Fireworks explode over the Kremlin (Denis Tyrin/AP)
Iraqis watch fireworks explode during the new year celebrations in Baghdad (Khalid Mohammed/AP)
Iraqis watch fireworks explode during the new year celebrations in Baghdad (Khalid Mohammed/AP)
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