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Australians bade farewell to 2021 with a traditional fireworks display over Sydney harbour as good news from South Africa - the first country to pronounce
South Africa, which first raised alarm about the new fast-spreading coronavirus variant, gave the world one of the last big good surprises of the year -authorities lifted a curfew and said Omicron had crested. This brought hope for a happy New Year worldwide.