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The Standard e-Paper
Kenya's Bold Newspaper
The Standard Group Plc is a multi-media organization with investments in media
platforms spanning newspaper print operations, television, radio broadcasting,
digital and online services. The Standard Group is recognized as a leading
multi-media house in Kenya with a key influence in matters of national and
international interest.
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While crossing into a new year is a one-second event: from midnight to New Year, it actually takes 26 hours every year for the whole world to officially cross into a new year.
On Sunday, December 31, at 1pm, Kenyans were still far from celebrating New Year's day yet in Kiritimati, part of the Pacific island nation of Kiribati, the people were already popping their fireworks, becoming the first country in the world to see 2024.
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