Sydney kicks off global New Year's parties

January 01, 2019 5:00 AM

SYDNEY • Australia's largest city Sydney put on its biggest-ever fireworks display to welcome the New Year and kicked off a wave of celebrations for billions around the world. A record amount of pyrotechnics as well as new fireworks effects and colours lit up the harbour city's skyline for 12 minutes and dazzled the more than 1.5 million spectators that crowded foreshores and parks.

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The Straits Times World News