In Pics | World celebrates New Year with magnificent fireworks

As the clock struck 12, millions of people around the world welcomed 2022 with grand celebrations and magnificent fireworks. Keeping the Omicron regulations in mind, people celebrated New Year's Eve in a subtle manner by avoiding mass gatherings and new year parties.

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Australia is known for welcoming the New Year by lighting up the sky with amazing fireworks. Credit: AFP Photo

Fireworks explode over the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge as New Year's Eve celebrations begin in Sydney. Credit: AFP Photo

Fireworks explode from the Taipei 101 building in rainy weather during the New Year's celebrations in Taipei, Taiwan. Credit: AP Photo

People gather to watch fireworks explode over Copacabana beach during New Year celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Credit: Reuters Photo

People gather to watch fireworks explode over a beach during New Year celebrations in the coastal city of Vina del Mar, Chile. Credit: Reuters Photo

People watch as fireworks explode over Copacabana beach during New Year celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Credit: Reuters Photo

People watch as fireworks explode over Copacabana beach during New Year celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Credit: Reuters Photo

People gather to watch fireworks explode over a beach during New Year celebrations in the coastal city of Vina del Mar, Chile. Credit: Reuters Photo

Fireworks go off on Copacabana beach to mark the New Year in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Credit: AFP Photo

Fireworks are seen in the port of Valparaiso's on the coast of Chile during New Year celebrations on January 1, 2022. Credit: AFP Photo

Fireworks explode over the Chao Phraya River during New Year celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand. Credit: AP Photo

Fireworks are seen in the port of Valparaiso's on the coast of Chile during New Year celebrations. Credit: AFP Photo

Fireworks explode over the the St. Basil's Cathedral and the Kremlin with the Spasskaya Tower on empty Red Square due to pandemic restrictions during New Year's celebrations, in Moscow, Russia. Credit: Reuters Photo

Fireworks explode at the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, during the New Year's Eve celebration in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Credit: AP Photo