New Year's fireworks OK'd in Sydney as wildfire risk worsens

Sydney will set off its iconic New Year's Eve fireworks after being granted an exemption to a total fire ban Monday, with other Australian cities canceling their celebrations due to a worsening wildfire risk. Pressure had built for Sydney's spectacle to be scrapped before the New South Wales Rural Fire Service approved the event on Monday. The popular celebrations are expected to attract around a million people to Sydney's famous harbor front and generate 130 million Australian dollars ($91 million) for the state's economy.

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