01/01/2011 archive

Evening Edition

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From Yahoo News Top Stories

1 Spectacular Sydney fireworks kick off global New Year party

by Talek Harris, AFP

2 hrs 54 mins ago

SYDNEY (AFP) – Sydney’s Harbour Bridge exploded in a spectacular blaze of New Year fireworks Friday as people around the globe began welcoming in 2011 with a glittering array of parties.

A fiery waterfall plunged from the landmark Australian structure as seven tonnes of fireworks ignited in the night sky, thrilling 1.5 million people crammed on the city’s foreshore.

The celebrations followed devastating floods that have hit 200,000 in the country’s northeast, muting the festivities there, while extreme heat prompted wildfire warnings around Melbourne and Adelaide in the south.

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