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PHOTOS: World welcomes 2019

December 31, 2018, 8:48 AM

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WASHINGTON — Good riddance 2018. Hello 2019.

Monday marks a turning of the page as revelers around the world greet the New Year.

See how people around the globe are ushering in 2019:

As rain-soaked confetti sticks to most surfaces, revelers embrace in Times Square, early Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019, as they take part in a New Year’s celebration in New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
AP Photo/Craig Ruttle
Confetti covers the crowd during the New Year’s celebration in Times Square as seen from the Marriott Marquis in New York, early Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
AP Photo/Frank Franklin II
A woman watches the fireworks exploding over Copacabana Beach during the New Year’s celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
AP Photo/Leo Correa
A reveler celebrates as confetti falls during a New Year’s celebration in New York’s Times Square, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
AP Photo/Adam Hunger
Joey Flores, of California, uses his cellphone as confetti falls during a New Year’s celebration in New York’s Times Square, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
AP Photo/Adam Hunger
A man watches the fireworks exploding over Copacabana Beach during the New Year’s celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
AP Photo/Leo Correa
Revelers celebrate in Times Square in New York, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019, during a New Year’s celebration. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
AP Photo/Craig Ruttle
Leni Bonto cuddles her baby Zairah inside the recovery room after being born on New Year’s day Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019 at Fabella Children’s Hospital in suburban Quezon city northeast of Manila, Philippines. Zairah, the third child of Bonto, became the first baby born at the hospital on New Year’s day. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
AP Photo/Bullit Marquez
People watch fireworks explode at the Eco Atlantic to celebrate the New Year in Lagos, Nigeria, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
AP Photo/Sunday Alamba
Fireworks explode in the sky over Rome’s Colosseum during New Year’s celebrations, in Rome, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
AP Photo/Andrew Medichini
Spectators gather to attend the New Year’s Day celebrations on the Champs Elysees, in Paris, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu)
AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu
People drink during New Year’s celebrations near the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, early Tuesday Jan. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Denis Tyrin)
AP Photo/Denis Tyrin
People watch fireworks during New Year celebration in downtown St.Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky
The sun rises behind mountain ranges on the New Year day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo)
AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo
Fireworks explode over the London Eye during the New Year’s eve celebrations after midnight in London, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019.   (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth
Fireworks light the sky above illuminated Christmas tree at the Cathedral Square in Vilnius, Lithuania, shortly after midnight during the New Year’s celebrations, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis
Performers dance during a countdown to the new year event in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
AP Photo/Ng Han Guan
Fireworks explode over the Kremlin during New Year’s celebrations in Red Square with St. Basil’s Cathedral, left, and the Spasskaya Tower, right, in the background in Moscow, Russia, early Tuesday Jan. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Alexander Khitrov)
AP Photo/Alexander Khitrov
A New York City police officer stands near revelers gathered at Times Square in New York, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018, as they take part in a New Year’s Eve celebration. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
AP Photo/Craig Ruttle
Billboards welcome in the new year in New York’s Times Square, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
AP Photo/Mark Lennihan
Revelers wait in the rain in New York’s Times Square, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018, as they take part in a New Year’s Eve celebration. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
AP Photo/Adam Hunger
People watch a TV news on a screen showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s New Year’s speech, at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019. The letters on the screen read: ” North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s New Year Speech.” North Korean leader Kim says he hopes to extend his high-stakes nuclear summitry with President Donald Trump into 2019, but also warns Washington not to test North Koreans’ patience with sanctions and pressure. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon
Fireworks explode over the London Eye during the New Year’s eve celebrations after midnight in London, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth
Revelers wait for midnight during the New Year’s Eve celebration in New York’s Times Square, as seen from above from the Marriott Marquis hotel, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
AP Photo/Frank Franklin II
Revelers wait for midnight during the New Year’s Eve celebration in New York’s Times Square, as seen from above from the Marriott Marquis hotel, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
AP Photo/Frank Franklin II
Fireworks light the sky above the Quadriga at the Brandenburg Gate shortly after midnight in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019. Hundred thousands of people celebrated New Year’s Eve welcoming the new year 2019 in Germany’s capital. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
AP Photo/Michael Sohn
A member of the New York Police Department watches over revelers as they wait for midnight during the New Year’s Eve celebration in New York’s Times Square, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
AP Photo/Frank Franklin II
French policemen stand guard before the New Year’s Day celebrations on the Champs Elysees, in Paris, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. Paris is preparing to hold its annual New Year’s Eve celebrations on the Champs-Elysees under heavy security as some yellow vest protesters are planning to march on the famed avenue. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
AP Photo/Michel Euler
French President Emmanuel Macron, gestures as he poses for a photograph after the recording of his New Year’s speech at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, Pool)
AP Photo/Michel Euler, Pool
A reveler prepares to countdown to the new year in Beijing, China, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
AP Photo/Ng Han Guan
A reveler prepares to countdown to the new year in Beijing, China, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
AP Photo/Ng Han Guan
Confetti rains down on revelers at the Eastwood Shopping Mall as Filipinos welcome the New Year Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019, in suburban Quezon city northeast of Manila, Philippines. Filipinos welcome the New Year with the loudest noise possible including setting off powerful firecrackers in one of Asia’s most violent celebrations. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
AP Photo/Bullit Marquez
Leni Bonto cuddles her baby Zairah inside the recovery room after being born on New Year’s day Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019 at Fabella Children’s Hospital in suburban Quezon city northeast of Manila, Philippines. Zairah, the third child of Bonto, became the first baby born at the hospital on New Year’s day. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
AP Photo/Bullit Marquez
People participate in the annual New Year’s swim in harbor of Copenhagen on Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. (Bax Lindhardt/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)
Bax Lindhardt/Ritzau Scanpix via AP
Pakistani Christians attend a midnight service at Sacred Heart Cathedral, ending of the year 2018 in Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary
A group of yellow vest protesters holds a board reading People requires justice, and spectators arrive to attend the New Year’s Day celebrations on the Champs Elysees, in Paris, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. Paris is preparing to hold its annual New Year’s Eve celebrations on the Champs-Elysees under heavy security as some yellow vest protesters are planning to march on the famed avenue. (AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu)
AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu
Pope Francis kisses a statue of Baby Jesus as he celebrates a new year’s eve vespers Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
AP Photo/Andrew Medichini
Pakistanis dance during New Year's Eve celebrations at a park in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Dec. 31, 201. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)
Pakistanis dance during New Year’s Eve celebrations at a park in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Dec. 31, 201. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)
AP Photo/B.K. Bangash
Billboards welcome in the new year in New York's Times Square, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Billboards welcome in the new year in New York’s Times Square, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
AP Photo/Mark Lennihan
Police assemble in New York's Times Square before patrolling on New Year's Eve, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Police assemble in New York’s Times Square before patrolling on New Year’s Eve, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
AP Photo/Mark Lennihan
Fireworks explode from Auckland’s Sky Tower as the New Year is welcomed in Auckland, New Zealand, Tuesday, Jan 1. 2019. (Doug Sherring/New Zealand Herald via AP)
Doug Sherring/New Zealand Herald via AP
Fireworks explode over the Sydney Harbour during New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. (Brendan Esposito/AAP via AP)
Fireworks explode over the Sydney Harbour during New Year’s Eve celebrations in Sydney, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. (Brendan Esposito/AAP via AP)
Brendan Esposito/AAP via AP
Workers in New York's Times Square perform a test on Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018, of the New Year's Eve ball that will be lit and sent up a 130-foot pole atop One Times Square to mark the start of the 2019 new year. Organizers of the annual event say the ball, illuminated by LEDs and enhanced by Waterford Crystal triangles, is capable of displaying a palette of more than 16 million vibrant colors and billions of patterns to create a spectacular kaleidoscope effect. (AP Photo/Julie Walker)
Workers in New York’s Times Square perform a test on Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018, of the New Year’s Eve ball that will be lit and sent up a 130-foot pole atop One Times Square to mark the start of the 2019 new year. Organizers of the annual event say the ball, illuminated by LEDs and enhanced by Waterford Crystal triangles, is capable of displaying a palette of more than 16 million vibrant colors and billions of patterns to create a spectacular kaleidoscope effect. (AP Photo/Julie Walker)
AP Photo/Julie Walker
Fireworks explode over the Sydney Harbour during New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. (Brendan Esposito/AAP via AP)
Fireworks explode over the Sydney Harbour during New Year’s Eve celebrations in Sydney, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. (Brendan Esposito/AAP via AP)
Brendan Esposito/AAP via AP
Fireworks explode over the Sydney Harbour during New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. (Brendan Esposito/AAP via AP)
Fireworks explode over the Sydney Harbour during New Year’s Eve celebrations in Sydney, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. (Brendan Esposito/AAP via AP)
Brendan Esposito/AAP via AP
A reveller takes photos during a New Year's Eve rehearsal celebration in Madrid, Spain, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. (AP Photo/Paul White)
A reveller takes photos during a New Year’s Eve rehearsal celebration in Madrid, Spain, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. (AP Photo/Paul White)
AP Photo/Paul White
Revellers pose for a selfie during a New Year's Eve rehearsal celebration in Madrid, Spain, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. (AP Photo/Paul White)
Revellers pose for a selfie during a New Year’s Eve rehearsal celebration in Madrid, Spain, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. (AP Photo/Paul White)
AP Photo/Paul White
A couple takes a selfie photo during the last sunset of the year in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo)
A couple takes a selfie photo during the last sunset of the year in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo)
AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo
A woman prays in front of a wall of lanterns to celebrate the New Year at the Jogyesa Buddhist temple in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
A woman prays in front of a wall of lanterns to celebrate the New Year at the Jogyesa Buddhist temple in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon
Monks cover worshippers lying in coffins at the Takien temple in suburban Bangkok, Thailand Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. Worshippers believe that the coffin ceremony – symbolizing death and rebirth – helps them rid themselves of bad luck and are born again for a fresh start in the new year. (AP Photo/Sakchai lalit)
Monks cover worshippers lying in coffins at the Takien temple in suburban Bangkok, Thailand Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. Worshippers believe that the coffin ceremony – symbolizing death and rebirth – helps them rid themselves of bad luck and are born again for a fresh start in the new year. (AP Photo/Sakchai lalit)
AP Photo/Sakchai lalit
Worshippers pray as they take turns lying in coffins during a ceremony at the Takien temple in suburban Bangkok, Thailand Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. Worshippers believe that the ceremony – symbolizing death and rebirth – helps them rid themselves of bad luck and are born again for a fresh start in the new year. (AP Photo/Sakchai lalit)
Worshippers pray as they take turns lying in coffins during a ceremony at the Takien temple in suburban Bangkok, Thailand Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. Worshippers believe that the ceremony – symbolizing death and rebirth – helps them rid themselves of bad luck and are born again for a fresh start in the new year. (AP Photo/Sakchai lalit)
AP Photo/Sakchai lalit
A worshipper prays as she takes her turn lying in a coffin at the Takien temple in suburban Bangkok, Thailand Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. Worshippers believe that the coffin ceremony – symbolizing death and rebirth – helps them rid themselves of bad luck and are born again for a fresh start in the new year. (AP Photo/Sakchai lalit)
A worshipper prays as she takes her turn lying in a coffin at the Takien temple in suburban Bangkok, Thailand Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. Worshippers believe that the coffin ceremony – symbolizing death and rebirth – helps them rid themselves of bad luck and are born again for a fresh start in the new year. (AP Photo/Sakchai lalit)
AP Photo/Sakchai lalit
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Pakistanis dance during New Year's Eve celebrations at a park in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Dec. 31, 201. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)
Billboards welcome in the new year in New York's Times Square, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Police assemble in New York's Times Square before patrolling on New Year's Eve, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Fireworks explode over the Sydney Harbour during New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. (Brendan Esposito/AAP via AP)
Workers in New York's Times Square perform a test on Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018, of the New Year's Eve ball that will be lit and sent up a 130-foot pole atop One Times Square to mark the start of the 2019 new year. Organizers of the annual event say the ball, illuminated by LEDs and enhanced by Waterford Crystal triangles, is capable of displaying a palette of more than 16 million vibrant colors and billions of patterns to create a spectacular kaleidoscope effect. (AP Photo/Julie Walker)
Fireworks explode over the Sydney Harbour during New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. (Brendan Esposito/AAP via AP)
Fireworks explode over the Sydney Harbour during New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. (Brendan Esposito/AAP via AP)
A reveller takes photos during a New Year's Eve rehearsal celebration in Madrid, Spain, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. (AP Photo/Paul White)
Revellers pose for a selfie during a New Year's Eve rehearsal celebration in Madrid, Spain, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. (AP Photo/Paul White)
A couple takes a selfie photo during the last sunset of the year in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo)
A woman prays in front of a wall of lanterns to celebrate the New Year at the Jogyesa Buddhist temple in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Monks cover worshippers lying in coffins at the Takien temple in suburban Bangkok, Thailand Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. Worshippers believe that the coffin ceremony – symbolizing death and rebirth – helps them rid themselves of bad luck and are born again for a fresh start in the new year. (AP Photo/Sakchai lalit)
Worshippers pray as they take turns lying in coffins during a ceremony at the Takien temple in suburban Bangkok, Thailand Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. Worshippers believe that the ceremony – symbolizing death and rebirth – helps them rid themselves of bad luck and are born again for a fresh start in the new year. (AP Photo/Sakchai lalit)
A worshipper prays as she takes her turn lying in a coffin at the Takien temple in suburban Bangkok, Thailand Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. Worshippers believe that the coffin ceremony – symbolizing death and rebirth – helps them rid themselves of bad luck and are born again for a fresh start in the new year. (AP Photo/Sakchai lalit)

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