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December 31st, 2015 
Awake Goy The Pacific islands of Samoa and Kiribati were the first to start celebrations on Thursday with light displays adorning the night skies.
New Zealand and Australia then set the tone with spectacular celebrations.
New Zealand’s Auckland met 2016 with a fanfare of record-breaking fireworks – 500kg of pyrotechnics consisting of 2,500 separate pieces launched from the top of the Sky Tower.
Sydney and Brisbane were lit by bursts of color as people gathered at vantage points to enjoy the light shows.
In Tokyo residents and guests released helium balloons near Tokyo Tower as the clock struck midnight.
South Korea, China, Hong Kong and Singapore all welcomed the coming New Year with a dazzling series of fireworks and pyrotechnics.
Dubai’s grand fireworks proceeded as scheduled despite a massive fire that engulfed the 5-star hotel close to the city’s central celebration venue.
Firefighters were still battling the fire which spread along the outside of the 302-meter tall skyscraper as the light show 2 km away at the Burj Khalifa tower kicked off. The skyscraper was decorated with 400,000 LED lights, while the fireworks display will featured 1.6 tons of pyrotechnics.
Indonesia’s Jakarta remains on high alert during the holiday after police foiled plans for an alleged New Year terror attack.
Celebrations in some European cities are also planned to take a more somber note as security has been ramped up in the wake of the Paris terror attacks on November 13 and warnings of assaults during the festivities.
Light displays have also been scrapped in Paris for safety reasons. On Wednesday, Brussels authorities took the difficult decision to cancel the festivities and fireworks planned for New Year’s Eve.
Meanwhile, UK authorities are to deploy 2,000 armed police to shield London’s New Year festivities from terror attack.
Though there was no specific alert for Italy, police presence has been increased by 30 per cent compared to last year.
Muscovites have been flooding into the city’s central Gorky Park to welcome in the New Year, with fireworks, concerts and other festivities planned for the night.
Public access to the Red Square has been closed this New Year’s Eve, as a live show is being filmed there.
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