People watch as fireworks explode over Copacabana beach during New Year celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 1 January 2018. Photo: ReutersFireworks explode over Victoria Harbour and Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre during a pyrotechnic show to celebrate the New Year in Hong Kong, China on 1 January 2018. Photo: ReutersA Beijing Opera performer prepares for a countdown event celebrating the New Year at Yongdingmen Gate in Beijing, China on 31 December 2017. Photo: ReutersFireworks light the sky over the Arc de Triomphe on the Champs Elysees Avenue in Paris as revellers take part in New Year celebrations, early on 1 January 2018. Photo: ReutersFarmers are returning home after ploughing lands in Rajshahi on 31 December. Photo Shahidul IslamNew school books distributed to students on the new year in Kushtia on 1 January. Photo: Tauhidi Hasan.Revelers brace freezing cold temperatures in Times Square ahead of New Year`s celebrations in Manhattan, New York, US, 31 December, 2017. Photo: ReutersNew school books distributed to students on the new year in Kushtia on 1 January. Photo: Tauhidi Hasan.People watch as fireworks explode over Copacabana beach during New Year celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1 January, 2018. Photo: ReutersThe first sun of the New Year rises behind the 62 storey Bharia Icon Tower, which is still under construction, in Karachi, Pakistan 1 January, 2018. Photo: Reuters
