Kritimati Island, New Zealand and Australia, the first destination to receive 2024

More than 7,300 people live on the remote island of Kirimati. In the South Pacific island nation of Kiribati, They are the first people in the world to have 2024.

For residents of this island who entered on January 1 when it is 5 a.m. on December 31 in Colombia, About 15 minutes later, they were followed by citizens of the New Zealand territory of the Chatham Islands. An hour later it was the turn of the main cities of Tonga, Samoa and New Zealand.

In Auckland, the first major city to welcome the new year, as is tradition, the countdown to the arrival of 2024 was carried out from the Sky Tower.In the heart of the city, followed by a fireworks display over the New Zealand Capital Bay.

An hour later, the New Year arrived in Fiji, Tuvalu, Nauru and the other islands of Kiribati, as well as the Chukotka region in Russia's northeast.

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Major cities in Australia followed suit SydneyMelbourne or Canberra, He received 2024 at 1:00 pm GMT (8 am, Columbia time).

According to official estimates, around one million people gathered in Sydney Harbour The self-proclaimed “New Year's Capital of the World” – to see 8 tons of fireworks by 2024.

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Before nightfall, tens of thousands of people gathered at strategic points around the city's iconic harbor bridge and braved the unusually wet weather.

Next year will be residents of places like Japan, South Korea and China.

All over the world, This Sunday marks the end of 12 tumultuous months as we bid farewell to the hottest year yet. Marked by intelligent chatbots, climate crises and heartbreaking wars in Gaza and Ukraine.

The world's population, now more than eight billion, will say goodbye to the old and usher in the new, hoping to ease the weight of high living costs and global turmoil.

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Notable events of the past year include the proliferation of human-like artificial intelligence tools and the world's first complete eye transplant.

India became the first country to land a rocket on the dark side of the Moon, overtaking China as the world's most populous country.

It was the warmest year since records began in 1880. Climate-induced disasters continue from Australia to the Horn of Africa and the Amazon Basin.

Fans bid farewell to “Queen of Rock 'n' Roll” Tina Turner, “Friends” actor Matthew Perry, Anglo-Irish singer-songwriter Shane McCowan and master of the dystopian novel Cormac McCarthy.

But 2023 will be remembered, above all, for the war in the Middle East. It began on October 7 with Hamas attacks in southern Israel and Israeli retaliation.

Followers to welcome the New Year

10:00 a.m. (Colombia time): Japan, South Korea and four

10:15 am (Columbia time): Western Australia/Australia

11:00 am (Colombia time): China, Philippines and 10 more

12pm (Colombia time): Indonesia, Thailand and seven more

12:30 pm (Colombia time): Myanmar and the Cocos Islands

4:00 pm (Colombia time): Moscow/Russia and 22 more

5:00pm (Colombia time): Greece and 31 more (including Egypt, South Africa and Romania)

6:00 pm (Colombia time): Germany and 45 (including Algeria, Italy, Belgium and France)

7:00pm (Colombia time): United Kingdom and 24 (including Portugal and Iceland)

10:00 pm (Colombia time): Most of Brazil, Argentina and nine

International Editorial

*With AFP, EFE and EL COMERCIO (GDA).