20 January 2013. It’s an Old School Russian Winter in… Grodno

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Despite all the news of “global warming” (and it IS happening), the Russian space still has its old-school winter snows… as this snap from Grodno in Belarus proves. Do pack your snuggy, ushanka, long johns, wool socks, rubbbers, and valenki… you’re gonna need ‘em…

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20 January 2013. They Celebrated the New Year in… London

Fireworks over the Elizabeth Tower (“Big Ben“) of the Palace of Westminster in London.

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Fireworks display illuminates the sky over the London Eye Ferris wheel on the South Bank of the River Thames in the London Borough of Lambeth.

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This is actually the same fireworks display, as seen from both banks of the Thames.

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20 January 2013. They Celebrated the New Year in… Madeira

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Fireworks lit up the sky over Funchal Bay in the city of Funchal, on Madeira Island in the Madeira Archipelago (Autonomous Region of Madeira), which is an integral part of Portugal, in the North Atlantic Ocean, about 400 kilometres (250 miles, 216 nautical miles) north of Tenerife in the Canary Islands.

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20 January 2013. They Celebrated the New Year in… Taipei

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Fireworks display on the tallest building in Taiwan, Taipei 101, during New Year celebrations.