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Watch Every Country Around the World Celebrate New Year’s Eve

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December 31, 2015, 10:32 AM ET

2015 is over, and 2016 is upon us. Watch the livestream above all day and night on New Year’s Eve to see how people across the world are welcoming 2016.

From fireworks over the harbor in Sydney and balloons over Tokyo Park in Japan, to the unveiling of the Olympic Rings in Rio de Janeiro and, of course, the iconic ball-drop in New York City’s Times Square, the world will ring in the New Year with pomp and celebration.

See it all above.

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