Which country celebrates New Year's Day first? - By the time Londoners are readying their party horns, it’s 2pm on January 1 ...

I picture a cloud of greenhouse gases drifting toward Tarawa from over the horizon, like radioactivity from the nuclear weapons exploded in Kiribati’s Line Islands after the Second World War.

There will be scattered light rain showers. The low of 78° will accompanied by some breeze. Good air quality (0-50) Primary pollutant PM2.5 2.5 μg/m³ Pressure is the weight of the air in the ...

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The tiny nation of Kiribati spans across all four hemispheres ... the Gilbert Islands, the Phoenix Islands, and the Line Islands. The capital, South Tarawa, is located on Tarawa Atoll in the ...

The government of Kiribati adjusted that for economic and ... on this fact in the year 2000 when tourists flocked to the Line Islands to be the first people on earth to see the new millennium.

Like all politicians, Tong has critics, who suggest that some of his more radical schemes, like building a huge floating island to house Kiribati residents, were simply “attention-grabbing ...

The remote island nation of Kiribati has gone into lockdown after passengers on the first international flight in 10 months tested positive for Covid. Under the new measures, people have been told ...

While we're doing last-minute shopping, they're opening presents. See where Christmas arrives first in the world.