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For the London fireworks,  The Greater London Authority (GLA) had allocated £2.3 million.A  further £950,000 was raked in  from ticket sales and concession income. The total cost of the New Year's Eve fireworks was around £3,250,000 . Sydney's record-breaking $5.8 million fireworks display to welcome 2019, featured  a captivating 12-minute display of firework effects, a brighter bridge display and 500kg more explosives than the previous year.A n estimated one million people watched the event around the harbour. Melbourne’s New Year’s Eve fireworks was spread over 7.5km radius, From the ground to the tops of 22 buildings and spread over a 7km radius, 14 tonnes of fireworks worth $234,000 were set off to welcome 2019. Hong Kong welcomes 2019,  with 340,000 revellers lining Victoria Harbour for HK$14 million fireworks and light show. Hope enjoyed the fireworks display.

When is International Beer Day: While India is celebrating International Friendship Day and Raksha Bandhan  on the 6th and 7th of August 2017 respectively, in some parts of the world August 4th 2017 has been celebrated as International Beer Day. Though there is nothing official about it, the 1st Friday of August every is celebrated as International Beer Day. Incidentally, the 1st Sunday of August every year is celebrated as International Friendship Day. According to  internationalbeerday . com   , "International Beer Day is a global celebration of beer, taking place in pubs, breweries and backyards all over the world. It's a day for beer lovers everywhere to raise a toast to our brewers and bartenders and rejoice in the greatness of beer." "According to a new study of  2 million people published in The BMJ adds more evidence that moderate amounts of alcohol appear to be healthy for most heart conditions-but not all of them" says a report in ...