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A new year dawns, a volcano yawns, and more

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A new year dawns, a volcano yawns, and more
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Lightning strikes overhead as members of the SOS Mediterranee rescue ship "Ocean Viking" conduct an exercise in the Mediterranean Sea

Lightning strikes overhead as members of the SOS Mediterranee rescue ship "Ocean Viking" conduct an exercise in the Mediterranean Sea

Sameer Al-Doumy / AFP / Getty Images

A boy kicks a ball down an alley near the Balata camp for Palestinian refugees in the occupied West Bank

A boy kicks a ball down an alley near the Balata camp for Palestinian refugees in the occupied West Bank

Zain Jaafar / AFP / Getty Images

Fireworks light up the Opera House and Harbour Bridge during New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney, Australia

Fireworks light up the Opera House and Harbour Bridge during New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney, Australia

Saeed Khan / AFP / Getty Images

Buddhist devotees pray inside coffins during the New Year's resurrection ceremony at Wat Takien temple in Bangkok, Thailand

Buddhist devotees pray inside coffins during the New Year's resurrection ceremony at Wat Takien temple in Bangkok, Thailand

Rungroj Yongrit / EPA / Shutterstock

A volcanic eruption lights up the north-east crater of Mount Etna in Sicily, Italy

A volcanic eruption lights up the north-east crater of Mount Etna in Sicily, Italy

Salvatore Allegra / AP Photo

Galejadors dressed in traditional Catalan costume fire their muskets during the Pine Festival in Centelles, Spain

Galejadors dressed in traditional Catalan costume fire their muskets during the Pine Festival in Centelles, Spain

Jordi Boixareu / ZUMA Press Wire / Shutterstock

A pelican is silhouetted against the sky above Panama City, Panama

A pelican is silhouetted against the sky above Panama City, Panama

Martin Bernetti / AFP / Getty Images

A street musician breathes fire during a heavy snowfall in St. Petersburg, Russia

A street musician breathes fire during a heavy snowfall in St. Petersburg, Russia