2013: how the world welcomed the New Year
1 Jan 2013
Fireworks explode over Elizabeth Tower housing the Big Ben clock to celebrate the New Year in London, Tuesday, January. 1, 2013. Photo: AP
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![]( "An Indian woman sells Santa Claus masks on a roadside in Ahmedabad, India, 19 December 2012. Photo: EPA")
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![]( "Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (centre) sits flanked by British Prime Minister David Cameron (left) and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg (right) as members of the Cabinet pose for a family picture at No 10 Downing Street in central London December 18, 2012. Photo: AFP")
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![]( "A Palestinian resident of the northern West Bank village of Madama argues with an Israeli soldier after security forces came to intervene in clashes between Palestinian farmers and Israeli settlers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on December 17, 2012. Photo: AFP")
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![]( "The names of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting are seen on a US flag in the town centre of Sandy Hook Village in Newtown, Connecticut, December 16, 2012. Photo: Reuters")
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![]( "Riot police officers stand in front of stones thrown by demonstrators during clashes after a protest against the acquittal of 13 people accused in the disappearance of a young woman in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. Photo: AP")
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![]( "A boy is held by 'Aqua Claus', a scuba diver dressed as Saint Claus in Guadalajara Zoo, Jalisco, Mexico, on December 11, 2012. Photo: EPA")
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![]( "A soldier from Yancheng border detachment plays with a red-crowned crane which comes over winter to a national nature reserve of rare birds in Yancheng, east China's Jiangsu Province, Dec. 11, 2012. Photo: Xinhua")
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![]( "Hundreds of people dressed as Santa Claus start to run, at the annual St. Nicholas Run, in Michendorf about 45 kilometers (28 miles) west of Berlin, Germany, on Sunday, December 9, 2012. Photo: AP/Markus Schreiber")
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![]( "Vampire fangs by artist Sterling Ruby are shown on display as part of Art Basel Miami Beach, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012 in Miami Beach, Florida. Photo: AP/Wilfredo Lee")
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