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Revelers say hello to 2019, goodbye to an unsettling year

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Pakistani vendors sell balloons on New Year’s Eve, in Karachi, Pakistan. | AP Photo

Revelers around the globe are bidding farewell Monday to a year filled with challenges to many of the world’s most basic institutions, including politics, trade, alliances and religion. Fireworks, spiritual services and political addresses abounded to mark the transition.

Spectators watch as fireworks explode in front of Malaysia’s landmark building, the Petronas Twin Towers. | AP Photo
Spectators watch as fireworks explode in front of Malaysia’s landmark building, the Petronas Twin Towers. | AP Photo
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Fireworks explode in front of Malaysia’s landmark building, the Petronas Twin Towers. | AP Photo
Fireworks explode in front of Malaysia’s landmark building, the Petronas Twin Towers. | AP Photo
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Fireworks explode over Hone Kong’s Victoria Harbor. | AP Photo
Fireworks explode over Hone Kong’s Victoria Harbor. | AP Photo
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People participate in the annual New Year’s swim in harbor of Copenhagen. | Bax Lindhardt/Ritzau Scanpix via AP
People participate in the annual New Year’s swim in harbor of Copenhagen. | Bax Lindhardt/Ritzau Scanpix via AP
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Pakistani vendors sell balloons on New Year’s Eve, in Karachi, Pakistan. | AP Photo
Pakistani vendors sell balloons on New Year’s Eve, in Karachi, Pakistan. | AP Photo
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High school students hold candles to welcome a new year. | AP Photo
High school students hold candles to welcome a new year. | AP Photo
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Fireworks explode over the Sydney Harbour. | Brendan Esposito/AAP via AP
Fireworks explode over the Sydney Harbour. | Brendan Esposito/AAP via AP
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A woman prays in front of a wall of lanterns in Seoul, South Korea. | AP Photo
A woman prays in front of a wall of lanterns in Seoul, South Korea. | AP Photo
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Worshippers pray as they take turns lying in coffins in suburban Bangkok, Thailand. | AP Photo
Worshippers pray as they take turns lying in coffins in suburban Bangkok, Thailand. | AP Photo
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Filipinos cheer during a New Year countdown in suburban Manila, Philippines. | AP Photo
Filipinos cheer during a New Year countdown in suburban Manila, Philippines. | AP Photo
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A reveler prepares to countdown to the new year in Beijing, China, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. | AP Photo
A reveler prepares to countdown to the new year in Beijing, China, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. | AP Photo
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Performers take selfies at the end of a countdown event in Beijing, China. | AP Photo
Performers take selfies at the end of a countdown event in Beijing, China. | AP Photo
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Spectators watch as fireworks explode in front of Malaysia’s landmark building, the Petronas Twin Towers. | AP Photo
Fireworks explode in front of Malaysia’s landmark building, the Petronas Twin Towers. | AP Photo
Fireworks explode over Hone Kong’s Victoria Harbor. | AP Photo
People participate in the annual New Year’s swim in harbor of Copenhagen. | Bax Lindhardt/Ritzau Scanpix via AP
Pakistani vendors sell balloons on New Year’s Eve, in Karachi, Pakistan. | AP Photo
High school students hold candles to welcome a new year. | AP Photo
Fireworks explode over the Sydney Harbour. | Brendan Esposito/AAP via AP
A woman prays in front of a wall of lanterns in Seoul, South Korea. | AP Photo
Worshippers pray as they take turns lying in coffins in suburban Bangkok, Thailand. | AP Photo
Filipinos cheer during a New Year countdown in suburban Manila, Philippines. | AP Photo
A reveler prepares to countdown to the new year in Beijing, China, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. | AP Photo
Performers take selfies at the end of a countdown event in Beijing, China. | AP Photo

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