White Roses, Candles Bring in Solemn New Year
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PATONG BEACH, Thailand  - People held candles and  white roses on the tsunami-hit island of Phuket, tearfully  embracing as they grieved, in a poignant symbol of the mood  which darkened New Year celebrations across the globe.
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Fireworks explode over Sydney&#39;s Harbor at 9pm local time (1100 GMT) in the first of two fireworks displays to welcome in the New Year, Friday, Dec. 31, 2004.
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Pope John Paul II ushered in Christmas on Friday by lighting a candle for peace in his window and then celebrating midnight Mass in a new test of the 84-year-old pontiff's frail health.
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina  - Argentina began the New  Year on a grim note as families identified and prepared for  burial 175 victims of a fire in a Buenos Aires rock club,  including children and babies who might have died in a  makeshift nursery in the bathroom.
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It is that time of the year when their hearts yearn for Durga Puja festivities back home
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SYDNEY - Normally exuberant New Year celebrations were tempered by thoughts for victims of south Asiaâs tsunami as several major cities cancelled parties and Australia led a global minute of silence.
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Reverend Andrew Dotchin lights five candles during a service at St Mary and St Botolph church, Ipswich, Suffolk, England Thursday, Dec.Comment
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Pope John Paul ushered in the New Year with special prayers for the victims of the Asian tsunami on Saturday, the Catholic Church's World Day of Peace.
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Britain's cities are preparing to mark the New Year with firework displays, concerts and sports events, but the celebrations will be overshadowed by the Asian tsunami disaster.
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People welcoming the new year in Cardiff also mark the start of the city's centenary and half-centenary celebrations.
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Expect this New Year to be really hot and sizzling.
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There could be some discord during the Tournament of Roses Parade as demonstrators promise to raise issues during the holiday spectacle that has been going on for more than a century.
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Across the globe, people gathered for parties, shot off fireworks and held out hopes for a peaceful and prosperous 2008
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Life & style: In pictures: Start the new year looking better than ever
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Life's big celebrations -- weddings, graduations, and, of course, New Year's Eve -- will probably always call for crisp champagne.
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As generous as their employers have been in laying on New Year's treats, China's migrants just want to go home for the holidays
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Millions of people across the UK celebrate the New Year, with the biggest events in London and Edinburgh.