December 31, 2013

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A woman is soaked at Montevideo financial district. To mark the last working day of the year, workers throw water at people and discard old calendars.

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Fireworks explode over Victoria Harbour and Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre during a pyrotechnic show to celebrate the new year in Hong Kong.

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A claw hangs from a crane near venues in the Olympic Park in Adler near Sochi. President Vladimir Putin vowed to annihilate "terrorists" following two deadly bomb attacks in less than 24 hours in the southern Russian city of Volgograd that raised security fears ahead of the Winter Olympics.