A look at the best news photos from around the world.
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![Fireworks explode over Victoria Harbour and Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre during a pyrotechnic show to celebrate the New Year in Hong Kong, China.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c2ee0f48-522b-486d-877c-e27063ff1439_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Fireworks explode over Victoria Harbour and Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre during a pyrotechnic show to celebrate the New Year in Hong Kong, China.
![Artists perform at a shopping center during the New Year festival in Bangkok, Thailand.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c834439c-6fe1-4b4e-8aeb-bcc10a8b0bc9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Artists perform at a shopping center during the New Year festival in Bangkok, Thailand.
![A Palestinian horseman rides on the beach at sunset a few hours prior to the New Year's celebrations, in Gaza city.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7f6bdcb1-842f-4f61-bb8c-d272fd1f7468_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Palestinian horseman rides on the beach at sunset a few hours prior to the New Year's celebrations, in Gaza city.
![People wait for celebrating the New Year during a New Year's Eve countdown event in front of Beijing's National Stadium, known as the Bird's Nest, in Beijing, China.](https://gdb.voanews.com/43cd003a-c8e9-42d5-a976-767e853deb23_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People wait for celebrating the New Year during a New Year's Eve countdown event in front of Beijing's National Stadium, known as the Bird's Nest, in Beijing, China.