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[美洲] World Ushers in 2012, Olympic New Year

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Spectacular fireworks displays lit up cities around the world last night as people celebrated the start of 2012.

In London fireworks were shot out of Big Ben itself tor the first time as the bell chimed at midnight to usher in the New Year. An estimated 250,000 people watched the 11minute display from Embankment along the Thames.
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Mayor Boris Johnson said it was a fitting way to mark the start of an extraordinary year for the city which will host the Olympic Games.
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LONDON: 2012 starts with a bang as spectacular fireworks light up the sky over the London Eye on the South Bank of the Thames in the capital at midnight
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LONDON: 2012 starts with a bang as spectacular fireworks light up the sky over the London Eye on the South Bank of the Thames in the capital at midnight

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LONDON: The dazzling display lasted for around 15 minutes in the capital

LONDON: The fireworks heralded the start of an exciting year for the capital, which will host the Olympic games

Therewere some 12,000 fireworks, producing 50,000 projectiles, launched during the display, which is triggered by Big Ben's chimes and lasted for around 15 minutes.
Mr Johnson had promised a 'glittering' show to highlight the exciting events that 2012 promised.
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TheMayor of London's office said the display was the result of 12 months of planning. A crew of 306 has been working on the site since Boxing Day, with 1,803 staff - including stewards - on duty on the night itself.' v  o/ H& a# D
There were 30 tonnes of equipment on the three fireworks barges on the river ready forthe display, which was triggered by GPS to the chimes of Big Ben.公仔箱論壇$ _! y1 C  L1 y9 ^5 w3 U6 {* j1 Q& m2 R

Thestart of the London fireworks was accompanied by a recording of the moment the capital learned it would host next summer's Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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LONDON: Welcome to 2012! The show had an Olympian theme9 c4 O: Q2 C' Z% P4 k

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LONDON: The display was the result of 12 months of planning with a crew of 306 working on the site since Boxing Day
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LONDON: Mayor of London Boris Johnson said: 'Our New Year fireworks were a brilliant start to a spectacular year.'

There was a distinctly Olympian themeto the display on the River Thames with fireworks launched over the London Eye in the shape and colours of the Olympic rings. The accompanying soundtrack saw Chariots of Fire kick off a medley of London-themed songs./ c5 Q' y% f7 w O( r8 z
Mayor of London Boris Johnson said: 'Our New Year fireworks were a brilliant start to a spectacular year.8 M! B) v6 u2 l. ?. f2 G$ R

'This is just the beginning - as the eyes of the world turn to London for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, there will be amazing events across the capital up to, during and beyonda summer like no other.'
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LONDON: Fireworks explode over the Houses of Parliament
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LONDON: The new year will host the Diamond Jubilee and the Olympic Gamestvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% L) @% \2 f* l3 }- g
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LONDON: Thousands lined up against the banks so they could watch the showtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. L0 E% z+ _. K+ K' ^

LONDON: Crowds gathered on Westminster Bridge in central London as they wait for New Years Eve fireworks to be set off + P1 @) d+ k! i" c! b5 K

Revellers had travelled to London from around the world to welcome in 2012 and were thrilled by the dazzling display.公仔箱論壇. ^/ r h) \% k$ f% b
Horst Ritter, 41, an IT worker from Frankfurt, Germany, said: 'It was really fantastic, it was better than expectations. Absolutely a great start to 2012.
'The weather was fine and everything was perfect. Thank you to London for the great fireworks.'tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. M+ g# l2 W, |, m
Amy Malan, 32, a housewife from California, said: 'It was one of the best displays we have ever seen. Itwas more than we expected, so amazing.
'It was such a brilliant start to 2012, they were just never-ending, so great.'公仔箱論壇! G: ?0 U$ ?! o5 i) h% J. u
London-themed songs accompanied the fireworks, which were expected to be watched on television by millions of people around the world.

SCOTLAND: Fireworks over Edinburgh Castle during celebrations to mark the new year at the Hogmanay street party

EDINBURGH: Fireworks explode over Ethe Castle during the Hogmanay street party celebrations as the clock hit 12 last night
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EDINBURGH: Crowds fill Princess Street as a huge party gets underway to mark the start of the New Year4 y0 B9 d9 a3 P" G% [
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EDINBURGH: Fireworks over Edinburgh Castle last night as Scotland marks the start of 2012. An estimated 80,000 people were partying in the city centre

EDINBURGH: Revellers watch on as fireworks go off over Edinburgh Castle at 12 as the city marks the New Year- X- ?, x( U% e2 c
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Sean Ingles, 23, had travelled from New Orleans in Louisiana to bring in the New Year in Edinburgh.
He said: 'I came with my dad who is originally from here, he moved to the States about 25 years ago and he brought us home for the good times.5.39.217.76: s" H6 C$ Z1 e3 ^/ c8 Z2 a; [
'We came here just for Hogmanay, it's been great. I've met all kinds of great people in the crowd, it's just been fantastic.; a3 B, C" q/ r/ q) D
'The atmosphere is brilliant, I feel right at home. New Orleans is such a friendly city and Scotland is very much the same. It was definitely worth the trip.'5.39.217.764 O* a- j7 r1 x
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NORTHUMBERLAND: Tar Barrels are lit in readiness for the traditional Allendale New Year Tar Barrel Parade in Allendale, Northumberland to mark
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NEW YORK:Lady Gaga performs onstage during the New Year's Eve celebration as seen from the balcony of the Marriott Marquis hotel in Times Square

LAS VEGAS: Fireworks burst over the Las Vegas Strip in the early minutes of New Year's Day 20125.39.217.76* P2 \! J1 ]8 ^. `, C/ {% Z

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NEW YORK: Confetti flies over Times Square as the clock strikes midnight during the New Year's Eve celebration+ {6 {2 ]0 C; q, G b, y( M

BRAZIL: Fireworks explode over the Copacabana during new year beach celebrations in Rio de Janeiro

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BRAZIL: Celebrations on the Copacabana as fireworks light up the sky at 12. Brazil was one of the last countries to see in the New Year公仔箱論壇+ ^) Z2 Z! R: U. K

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BRAZIL: Fireworks explode over Copacabana beach during New Year celebrations in Rio de Janeiro
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BRAZIL: As fireworks go off on the Copacabana, this new year reveller celebrates the start of 2012 in the sea. Over three million people attended the New Year's Eve festivities in Rio9 J: E; Z- B, F$ F, S: T

Some 3,000 police officers are on duty overnight to deal with the crowds who have descended on the capital, not only on the banks of the Thames to watch the fireworks but also in Trafalgar Square.

Some were stationed on podiums to give them a bird's-eye view of any troublemakers in the crowds.公仔箱論壇3 I- v* l5 J, h3 j
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LITHUANIA: Fireworks light the sky above the Cathedral square in Vilnius during the New Year celebrations
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GERMANY: Fireworks explode over the Quadriga statue on top of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin at midnight
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PORTUGAL: Fireworks light up the sky above the Funchal bay in Funchal, Madeira Island- {. n- ^' R: _3 D! @# Z2 s; S
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PORTUGAL: Fireworks explode during the year end celebrations over the Funchal city bay in Madeira islandtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' n* V6 j6 Y u

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SWITZERLAND: Fireworks light the sky above the Grossmuenster church in Zurich5.39.217.76! P* X" F& E) E& j1 T9 U# F; T( W

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SWITZERLAND: A reveller writes 2012 with a sparkler as they welcome in the new year in Verbier, Swizerland
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AUSTRALIA: People celebrate New Year's Day on Bondi Beach today only hours after over one and a half million people lined Sydney Harbour vantage points to watch a spectacular pyrotechnic display usher in 20125.39.217.76+ x( f% c, B7 }, I* d6 u

Elsewhereacross globe millions of people are preparing to say goodbye to a year that saw mass uprisings in several Arab countries, the deaths of Osama Bin Laden, Muammar Gaddafi and Kim Jong-Il." X! o2 B9 K* H1 q- w
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Itwas also a year of economic turmoil which saw an endless string of natural disasters that devastated several countries across the world.

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