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In pictures: The world celebrates 2018's arrival

As the world celebrates the arrival of 2018, dramatic displays have quite literally erupted from east to west across the globe.

News imageGetty Images Fireworks illuminate the city's skyline during New Year's Eve celebrations of 2018 on on January 1, 2018 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.Getty Images
In Yogyakarta, Indonesia, fireworks lit up the city's skyline as midnight struck
News imageEPA Fireworks light up Victoria Harbour to celebrate the arrival of the new year 2018 in Hong Kong, China, 01 January 2018.EPA
Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour
News imageEPA Fireworks illuminate the night sky over Malaysia's Petronas Towers during New Year's Eve celebrations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 01 January 2018.EPA
Malaysia's Petronas Towers eclipsed by the fireworks in Kuala Lumpur
News imageReuters / Antara People fly lanterns at Borobudur temple during New Year celebrations in Magelang, Indonesia, January 1, 2018 in this photo taken by Antara Foto.Reuters / Antara
Back to Indonesia and celebrants fly lanterns at Borobudur temple
News imageEPA Fireworks explode over the world's fifth 123-storey Lotte World Tower during New Year celebrations in Seoul, South Korea, 01 January 2018EPA
The 123-storey Lotte World Tower, Seoul, South Korea
News imageEPA A man wearing a Santa Claus costume selling Santa Claus dolls as part of New Year"s Eve celebrations at a market in Cairo, Egypt, 31 December 2017EPA
In Cairo, a Santa Claus rings in the new year at a market
News imageReuters / Antara Fireworks explode during New Year's celebrations in the business district in Jakarta, Indonesia January 1, 2018 in this photo taken by Antara Foto.Reuters / Antara
In Jakarta, the business district was blanketed in colour
News imageEPA New Year Eve's fireworks illuminate the skyline of the Marina Bay Sands resort (back-L), the Esplanade Theatres (front-L), and the financial district (R) around the Marina Bay in Singapore, 01 January 2018.EPA
In Singapore, the Marina Bay was a centre of celebration
News imageReuters Revelers gather in Times Square as a cold weather front hits the region ahead of New Year"s celebrations in Manhattan, New York, U.S., December 31, 2017.Reuters
An early gathering of revellers in New York's Times Square wrapped up against the freezing cold
News imageEPA Fireworks explode over the Sydney Harbour during New Year"s Eve celebrations in Sydney, Australia, 01 January 2018.EPA
Sydney Harbour's world-famous display was among the first shown worldwide on television
News imageEPA A general view on fireworks from Ruckers Hill in Northcote during New Year's Eve celebrations in Melbourne, Australia, 01 January 2018.EPA
Further south east, Melbourne also celebrated
News imageAFP Sri Lankan Buddhist devotees pray to bring in the New Year and Poya, a full moon religion festival, at the Kelaniya Temple in Kelaniya on January 1, 2018.AFP
Buddhists at the Kelaniya Temple in Sri Lanka prayed to mark the occasion
News imageAFP Revellers bid farewell to 2017 as they gather to celebrate New Years in Istanbul on December 31, 2017.AFP
Revellers in Istanbul, meanwhile, gathered on the streets of the city to await the stroke of midnight
News imageAFP Thousands of people stand on the long avenue in central Paris as far as the ye can see, with a distant Ferris wheel in the backgroundAFP
Crowds packed the famous Champs-Élysées in Paris
News imageReuters Fireworks light the sky over the Arc de Triomphe on the Champs-Élysées Avenue in Paris, 1 January 2018Reuters
The Arc de Triomphe in Paris, where temperatures reached a record-breaking 15C on Sunday
News imageGetty Images Elizabeth Tower, the building colloquially known as "Big Ben" for the bell in its clock tower, is silhouetted against the fireworks of LondonGetty Images
In London, Big Ben tolled at midnight despite extensive restoration work
News imageAFP People watch fireworks during New Year's celebrations at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro on January 1, 2018AFP
In Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, party-goers hit the beach

On Monday, people took to the water in traditional New Year celebrations across Europe.

News imageReuters People wearing costumes participate in a traditional New Year's Day swim in Dunkirk, France, 1 January 2018Reuters
People take part in the New Year's Day swim in Dunkirk, France
News imageGetty Images People run towards the North Sea during the "New Year's Swim" in Scheveningen, the Netherlands, 1 January 2018Getty Images
Hundreds of swimmers run into the North Sea in Scheveningen, the Netherlands
News imageReuters Marco Fois of Italy dives into the Tiber River from the Cavour bridge in Rome, Italy, 1 January 2018Reuters
A man dives into the Tiber river from the Cavour bridge in Rome, Italy
News imagePA People take part in the Scarborough Lions New Year's Day Dip on Scarborough beach in Yorkshire, UK, 1 January 2018PA
People take part in the Scarborough Lions New Year's Day Dip in Yorkshire, UK

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