Former President Anote Tong said the only future for Kiribati may be a mass migration. Across the southern hemisphere nation, thousands took to beaches and streets, becoming the first major nation in the world to usher in 2019. Fireworks explode from Auckland’s Sky Tower as the New Year is welcomed in Auckland, New Zealand, Tuesday, Jan 1. A woman hangs paper notes bearing her New Year wishes outside the Jogyesa Buddhist temple in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. Elsewhere, about 10,000 people were expected to attend the tolling of a “peace bell” at Imjingak, a pavilion near the border with North Korea.

Source: Nigerian Tribune December 31, 2018 18:22 UTC