In pictures: The world celebrates 2018's arrival

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

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Image caption In Yogyakarta, Indonesia, fireworks lit up the city's skyline as midnight struck
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Image caption Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour
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Image caption Malaysia's Petronas Towers eclipsed by the fireworks in Kuala Lumpur
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Image caption Back to Indonesia and celebrants fly lanterns at Borobudur temple
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Image caption The 123-storey Lotte World Tower, Seoul, South Korea
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Image caption In Cairo, a Santa Claus rings in the new year at a market
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Image caption In Jakarta, the business district was blanketed in colour
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Image caption In Singapore, the Marina Bay was a centre of celebration
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Image caption An early gathering of revellers in New York's Times Square wrapped up against the freezing cold
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Image caption Sydney Harbour's world-famous display was among the first shown worldwide on television
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Image caption Further south east, Melbourne also celebrated
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Image caption Buddhists at the Kelaniya Temple in Sri Lanka prayed to mark the occasion
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Image caption Revellers in Istanbul, meanwhile, gathered on the streets of the city to await the stroke of midnight
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Image caption Crowds packed the famous Champs-Élysées in Paris
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Image caption The Arc de Triomphe in Paris, where temperatures reached a record-breaking 15C on Sunday
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Image caption In London, Big Ben tolled at midnight despite extensive restoration work
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Image caption In Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, party-goers hit the beach

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

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Image caption People take part in the New Year's Day swim in Dunkirk, France
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Image caption Hundreds of swimmers run into the North Sea in Scheveningen, the Netherlands
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Image caption A man dives into the Tiber river from the Cavour bridge in Rome, Italy
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Image caption People take part in the Scarborough Lions New Year's Day Dip in Yorkshire, UK

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