Revelers bid adieu to year of conflicts, deadly violence

Fireworks explode around the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge as New Year’s celebrations get underway in Sydney, Australia, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016. (Rick Rycroft/Associated Press)

As 2016 draws to a close, revelers around the world are bidding a weary adieu to a year filled with political surprises, prolonged conflicts, deadly attacks at gatherings and deaths of legendary celebrities. More

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