Now playing Next World News First celebrations as the world welcomes in 2016 They always do it in style Down Under. And this New Year’s Eve was no exception with Sydney Harbour lit up by a huge fireworks extravaganza 31/12/2015
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Now playing Next Netherlands New year, new border for Belgium and the Netherlands With the new year comes new territory for Belgium and the Netherlands. They have agreed on a friendly exchange of land, which will slightly alter the 31/12/2015
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Now playing Next United Kingdom Frank - the third storm in a week batters UK and Ireland The power of the storms lashing parts of Britain has been caught on amateur videos. In one an 18th century stone bridge in the North Yorkshire town 30/12/2015
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Now playing Next United Kingdom Hundreds evacuated amid northern England floods Unprecedented flooding in Yorkshire and Lancashire has forced hundreds to leave their homes over the weekend. 27/12/2015
Now playing Next Syria US-backed Arab rebel alliance captures Syrian dam from ISIL In Syria, the US-backed Kurdish Arab rebel alliance has captured a dam on the River Euphrates from the group calling itself Islamic State, or 27/12/2015
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Now playing Next World News Paraguay declares state of emergency amid severe flooding Severe flooding has forced more than 100-thousand people out of their homes in the bordering areas of Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil and Argentina. It has 27/12/2015
Now playing Next United Kingdom UK: severe flooding forces residents from their homes Repeated heavy rains have left parts of England, Scotland and Wales under water, with fields flooded and roads resembling rivers. In Lancashire, in 27/12/2015
Now playing Next World News More than 100 homes destroyed in Australian bushfires Massive bushfires in southern Australia burned down more than a hundred homes on Christmas and continued to rage out of control on Saturday. 26/12/2015
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