The world welcomes the year 2016.
ການສະເຫຼີມສະຫຼອງ ປີໃໝ່ສາກົນ ໃນທົ່ວໂລກ
![Fireworks explode during New Year's celebrations over Dubai's Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest tower, close to where flames were still billowing from the 63-story Address Downtown hotel, Jan. 1, 2016. Flames rip through the hotel after it was hit by a massive fire hours and more than a dozen people were injured.](https://gdb.voanews.com/1160da9d-f054-4df8-9998-e02d98ed8010_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Fireworks explode during New Year's celebrations over Dubai's Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest tower, close to where flames were still billowing from the 63-story Address Downtown hotel, Jan. 1, 2016. Flames rip through the hotel after it was hit by a massive fire hours and more than a dozen people were injured.
![Palestinians celebrate the last day of the year at the sea port in Gaza City, Dec. 31, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/3d5aba20-c5e5-420d-b7ed-487d907aa6f2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Palestinians celebrate the last day of the year at the sea port in Gaza City, Dec. 31, 2015.
![School students offer prayers for the world peace in the upcoming year of 2016 in Ahmedabad, India, Dec. 31, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/6866667f-f94e-4afa-809f-65d0c98e700d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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School students offer prayers for the world peace in the upcoming year of 2016 in Ahmedabad, India, Dec. 31, 2015.
![Fireworks light up the sky over Wat Arun (Temple of Dawn) during New Year's celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand, Jan. 1, 2016.](https://gdb.voanews.com/5260c264-77db-46f2-a860-93a952c3bf8f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Fireworks light up the sky over Wat Arun (Temple of Dawn) during New Year's celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand, Jan. 1, 2016.