RIO DE JANEIRO: Millions gathered on Brazil's Copacabana beach late Sunday to welcome 2018 in sultry conditions -- while a frigid North America prepared to close out the world's New Year celebrations.

A chilly Europe had already said goodbye to 2017, and the other side of the globe in Hong Kong and Sydney -- where major celebrations began hours earlier -- was already nursing a January 1st hangover after partying with dazzling firework displays.

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