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Crowds are seen at Beijing's railway station as people travel home ahead of the Chinese New Year holiday. IMAGES
On Lunar New Year's Eve, monks at Taiwan's Dharma Drum Mountain Temple strike the Buddhist Fa-hua Bell 108 times to usher in the Year of the Dragon. The ringing of the bell represents the removal of 108 types of human worries. IMAGES
Continuing an annual tradition, Romans jump off a bridge into the Tiber river to celebrate the New Year. IMAGES
French PM Elisabeth Borne arrives in French Guiana to spend New Year's Eve with the armed forces fighting illegal gold mining in this overseas territory. This is the Prime Minister's first visit to this department of 300,000 inhabitants in the north-east of South America. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron checks Notre Dame's new spire and speaks with people in charge of the cathedral's restoration. exactly one year till it is scheduled to reopened on Dec 8th, 2024. The UNESCO-listed building was badly damaged by fire in 2019. IMAGES
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