Photo taken on December 30, 2016 shows a woman selling «Happy New Year 2017» headwear on a busy shopping street in Sydney.
Global terror attacks have cast a pall over New Year celebrations but Sydney was on December 31, 2016 set to defy the threats and ring in 2017 with a firework extravaganza on the glittering harbor. / AFP PHOTO / PETER PARKS
People visit Times Square on December 30, 2016, as New York City prepares to welcome nearly two million people to the New Year’s Eve celebrations. / AFP PHOTO / KENA BETANCUR
A police officers patrol Times Square on December 30, 2016, as New York City prepares to welcome nearly two million people for the New Year’s Eve celebrations. / AFP PHOTO / KENA BETANCUR
People walk underneath ornaments as they visit the Sensoji temple in Tokyo on New Year’s Eve on December 31, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / TORU YAMANAKA
French gendarmes patrol in front of the Eiffel Tower one day before New Year’s eve festivities in Paris on December 30, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / MIGUEL MEDINA
