Reading a travelogue by J. Maarten Troost entitled, The Sex Lives of Cannibals - focused on his experiences when uprooting ...

One day in 1946, Navy Commodore Ben Wyatt traveled to an isolated speck of land called Bikini Atoll located in the Marshall Islands between Australia and Hawaii. He had a grim message for its 167 ...

The privilege of being the first to ring in the New Year 2025 goes to Kiribati, particularly its Kiritimati Atoll. This small island nation in the Pacific Ocean shifted its time zone to UTC+14 in ...

Millions worldwide celebrated the New Year 2025 at different times due to the International Date Line and time zones. Kiribati's Line Islands welcomed the New Year first, being 14 hours ahead of ...

From Sydney to New York, cities were once again ablaze with colorful lights on the night of January 1st. There were spectacular fireworks displays in Sydney and New York, for example. In Vienna ...

Kiritimati, also known as Christmas Island, is a significant atoll in the northern Line Islands of the Republic of Kiribati. Covering approximately 388 square kilometres, it is the largest coral ...

Specifically, its Kiritimati Atoll or Christmas Island enters 2025 before anyone else when its clock strikes midnight (6 p.m. Manila time). Said to be one of the least-developed countries in the world ...

Auckland: Auckland in New Zealand was among the first major cities in the world to usher in New Year 2025 on Tuesday as thousands enjoyed a dazzling fireworks display at the iconic Sky Tower. To ...

Image Source : AP Fireworks explode over Sydney Harbour ahead of New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024 Various cities around the world are celebrating the New Year with ...

Kiritimati Island is the first location on Earth to celebrate the new year. This Pacific Ocean atoll, which is a part of the Republic of Kiribati, is also referred to as Christmas Island. In terms of ...

With this in mind, the tiny island of Kiritimati Island - also known as Christmas Island - is actually the first country to see in the New Year. The atoll in the Pacific Ocean is the largest of ...