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Both, located in the Pacific Ocean, celebrated the transition into the new year with festivities, parties, and fireworks, while it was 12:00 PM in Chisinau, reports IPN.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After East Oceania, the list continues with other countries and regions in the Pacific, including Fiji and parts of Eastern Russia, as well as several islands in the South Pacific.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The last region to enter 2026, nearly 24 hours after the New Year&#8217;s first stop on Earth, will be the American Samoa islands, also in the Pacific Ocean. They are located about 2,000 kilometers from Kiribati, the first territory to welcome 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kiribati and New Zealand were the first countries to enter the year 2026. 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