Samoa and Kiribati become first countries to enter 2020

New Year fireworks display seen in Samoa. - Twitter/ANN

SINGAPORE: The tiny South Pacific island states of Samoa and Kiribati were the first countries to welcome in the new year.

Fireworks burst over Samoa'a capital, Apia, where tourists mingled with islanders to ring in 2020.

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