Samoa was the first country to celebrate the New Year with an inevitable fireworks display. Interestingly, just an hour's flight away is American Samoa, which has to wait 12 hours to ring in 2019 because of the time difference.
Australia's largest city Sydney put on its biggest-ever fireworks display in a spectacular welcome to the New Year, kicking off a wave of celebrations for billions around the world.
World set to welcome 2019
Published: 07:12 PM,Dec 31,2018 | EDITED : 06:05 AM,May 06,2024