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December 31, 2024

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Celebrations are being held as countries welcome in the new year.

Watch: New Zealand, Australia and Japan new year celebrations

Celebrations are being held as countries welcome in the new year.

In Auckland, New Zealand fireworks were set off from the iconic Sky Tower and at Sydney Harbour, Australia, singing could be heard as celebrations began.

In Japan people gathered at the Tokudai-ji temple to offer prayers for the coming year before a bell tolled at midnight.

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A passenger on a plane filmed some beautiful pictures of Glasgow on Bonfire Night.

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Two men wearing black waterproof jackets stand in the rain on Edinburgh's Princes St as its Festive lights glow in the background. The man on the left wears a white hat under his hood, which is covered in water droplets, and a black and grey scarf. The second man has glasses and a black scarf.

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Woman in black fur coat speaking to the BBC Russia Editor Steve Rosenberg about her hopes for the future

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