A look at the best news photos from around the world.
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![Fireworks explode over the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge as New Year's Eve celebrations begin in Sydney.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e19b60cc-6054-4b34-966a-9f08ae986bb4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Fireworks explode over the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge as New Year's Eve celebrations begin in Sydney.
![Family members of late Archbishop Desmond Tutu embrace at the remembrance wall after reading messages from the public, outside the St. Georges Cathedral, in Cape Town, South Africa.](https://gdb.voanews.com/b3eca2ee-4ff5-4255-8f41-c39d00b5cb78_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Family members of late Archbishop Desmond Tutu embrace at the remembrance wall after reading messages from the public, outside the St. Georges Cathedral, in Cape Town, South Africa.
![Auto-rickshaws make their way along a waterlogged street after a heavy rainfall in Chennai, India.](https://gdb.voanews.com/f0794743-b793-4e48-9229-26d5576540d5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Auto-rickshaws make their way along a waterlogged street after a heavy rainfall in Chennai, India.
![A kite maker prepares kites in his workshop ahead of the New Year celebrations on the outskirts of Amritsar, India.](https://gdb.voanews.com/46444856-f239-4c2a-adf4-0fe2893fd667_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A kite maker prepares kites in his workshop ahead of the New Year celebrations on the outskirts of Amritsar, India.