Happy 2016! See New Year's Eve celebrations around the world

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Thursday, December 31, 2015
Fireworks explode over the Opera House and Harbour Bridge during New Year's Eve fireworks display in Sydney, Australia, Friday, Jan. 1, 2016.
AP Photo/Rob Griffith

Goodbye, 2015. Hello, 2016! While people in the U.S. were still sleeping Thursday morning, the world began to rang in the new year.

Here are photos from around the world as countries ring in 2016 throughout the day.

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Fireworks light up the sky over the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and the city skyline as part of New Year's Eve celebrations Friday, Jan. 1, 2016, in San Francisco.
AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez

Want to watch it live? Head over to the ABC News live-stream page, including a schedule of countries hosting major celebrations.

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