In pictures, the transition to 2023 in the world

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2023 begins in the East.

For the start of the celebrations, fireworks are shot over the Sky Tower in Auckland.

New Zealanders were among the first countries in the world to celebrate the New Year.

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Like every year, for 26 hours, the countries of the world pass one after the other to the following year.

From 11 a.m. UT, the inhabitants of Oceania – with islands such as Kiribati or Samoa, New Zealand and Australia – were the first to toast to 2023. The new year is coming from the East, let's follow in images its progress around the planet. 

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