Auckland to Vegas: World bids goodbye to 2016 at the dawn of 2017

Here comes 2017! Fireworks explode off Auckland's Sky Tower as New Zealand enters the new year first. It’s Jan 1, 2017. (AP)

Updated on: Dec 31, 2016 6:47 PM IST

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Here comes 2017! Fireworks explode off Auckland's Sky Tower as New Zealand enters the new year first. It’s Jan 1, 2017. (AP)

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Fireworks illuminate sky above the iconic Opera House in Sydney close to the midnight of December 31, 2016. (AFP)

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“Celebration mode on!”  A woman watches the fireworks in Sydney through her glowing glasses. (REUTERS)

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People wait for the opening of the gate at a music concert where a new year countdown will be held in Tokyo on Saturday. (Reuters)

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Shinto priests walk past lanterns after attending a ritual to usher in the upcoming New Year at the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo (Reuters)

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A Christmas tree and skyscrapers illuminated for the New Year celebrations are seen in downtown Grozny, the capital of Chechnya, Russia. (AP)

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“Entering 2017, but first lemme take a selfie”: A member of Shetland’s Up Helly Aa’ Vikings clicks a selfie, dressed to lead the opening event of Edinburgh’s Hogmanay (New Year) celebrations with the traditional Torchlight Procession in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Friday. (AP)

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Some thousands of torch carriers and the massed pipes and drums band march through the city centre to the annual spectacular fireworks finale ahead of the Hogmanay celebrations for the New Year. (AP)

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FILE - In this Oct. 18, 2016 file photo, the Las Vegas Strip is seen in the background as a pedestrian passes in Las Vegas. More than 300,000 visitors are expected to descend on Las Vegas for an extravagant New Year's Eve celebration. Nightclubs are pulling out all the stops with performances from DJ Calvin Harris, rappers T-Pain and Kendrick Lamar and artists Drake and Bruno Mars. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File) (AP)

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“..busy busy making money... alright..”: A trader wears a pair of 2017 glasses ahead of the New Year at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York City. (Reuters)