Image: IZHAR KHAN (AFP)
The people of the South Sea atoll of Kiritimati were the first in the world to welcome the year 2024. The approximately 7,300 residents started the new year at 11 a.m. CET. The Chatham Islands, which belong to New Zealand, followed just 15 minutes later. They are located about 800 kilometers east of New Zealand and have their own time zone – only around 700 residents live on two of the ten islands in the archipelago.
An hour after Kiritimati, New Zealand and the island states of Samoa and Tonga celebrated the turn of the year. In New Zealand’s largest city, Auckland, the 328 meter high Sky Tower was at the center of an elaborate light show with 500 kilograms of pyrotechnics.
AI fireworks in Sydney
At 2 p.m. CET, a mega light show lit up the sky in Sydney, Australia, against the world-famous backdrop of the Harbor Bridge and the Opera House. According to organizers, more than 13,500 fireworks with all sorts of elaborate special effects were set off in the harbor district alone. In addition, for the first time ever, there were light projections generated by artificial intelligence – which cause neither air nor noise pollution. A million onlookers were expected in the metropolis on the east coast. Around a billion people traditionally watched on screens all over the world.
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In Austria this year the celebrations are again subject to increased security precautions. Terror alert level 4 has been in force in this country since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7th. Chancellor Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) visited emergency services in downtown Vienna on Saturday and thanked them for their demanding service.
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