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Added on the 21/08/2017 19:51:37 - Copyright : AFP EN
Thousands of Londoners line the banks of the River Thames and crowd on Westminster Bridge to have a glimpse of the clock faces on the Elizabeth Tower for the first time on New Year's Eve since 2016/17. The dongs of Big Ben also ring in the New Year for the first time since renovations began on the world famous landmark four years ago. IMAGES
On Lunar New Year's Eve, monks at Taiwan's Dharma Drum Mountain Temple strike the Buddhist Fa-hua Bell 108 times to usher in the Year of the Dragon. The ringing of the bell represents the removal of 108 types of human worries. IMAGES
Big Ben strikes 11 times to mark the start of the Two Minutes of Silence at 11 am on Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday - joining bells across the country and worldwide to commemorate those that lost their lives in the two world wars and later conflicts. IMAGES
Monks at Dharma Drum Mountain Temple in Taiwan strike their temple bells 108 times to ring in the Year of the Tiger. The striking of the bells symbolises the removal of 108 kinds of human worries. IMAGES
London's Big Ben strikes 11pm - midnight Brussels time - as the Brexit transition period comes to an end and the United Kingdom officially leaves the European Union. IMAGES
American model Kendall Jenner spent New Year's Eve with ex-boyfriend Ben Simmons in Philadelphia.