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and croatia begins the new year with a new currency — switching from the kuna to the euro. pope francis is addressing worshippers in the vatican this morning. here merged a matter of moments ago, it is poignant this year, following the death of his predecessor, pope benedict xvi. the pope is lying in state inside, will be lying in state from st peters basilica on monday, tomorrow, to allow mourners to pay their respects. his funeral will be held on thursday. there was a mass held on ...

hello and welcome to bbc world news. pope francis has addressed the thousands of people who gathered at st peters square in the vatican, a day after the death of benedict xvi. the pope described his predecessor as a faithful servant of the gospel and the church. our religion editor aleem maqbool is at the vatican. we heard from pope francis a couple of times today, first at a mass for peace that was held in st peters basilica behind me. he talked about entrusting our beloved pope emeri...

and croatia begins the new year with a new currency, switching from the kuna to the euro. if you have just joined if you havejustjoined us, welcome to bbc news. pope francis has addressed the thousands of people who gathered at st peters square in the vatican, a day after the death of benedict xvi. the pope described his predecessor as a faithful servant of the gospel and the church. our religion editor aleem maqbool is at the vatican. we heard from pope francis a couple of times today...

celebrations have taken place around the world to herald the start of 2023. we start in brazil, where crowds of people are gathering in the capital, brasilia, ahead of the inauguration of luiz inacio lula da silva as president. the veteran left—wing politician, known widely as lula, also led the country between 2003 and 2010, and defeated jair bolsonaro in 0ctober�*s poll. there is tight security for sundays ceremony, amid fears that bolsonaro supporters may try to disrupt it. in t...

right now, he is receiving dignitaries from various people coming to the end of the day of ceremony. weve seen him out and about travelling on a very impressive motorcade, and the actual inauguration process itself, and that sash you can see there, the green and yellow sash has a lot of significance which we will come to in a moment. this is something that has been controversially seen. this is the moment he formally received it from a faneuil of people up on stage there —— a panel...

a warm welcome to bbc news. brazils new president, the veteran left—wing politician luiz inacio lula da silva, has vowed to make his country a "great environmental power". he was speaking at his inauguration ceremony in the capital, brasilia. large crowds gathered on the streets to watch lulas cavalcade travel to the event which followed a narrow election victory in october over the far—right leader, jair bolsonaro. mr bolsonaro, who refused to accept defeat, boycotted the inaugura...

and nearly a year into russias war with ukraine, we hear the story of a troupe of displaced ukrainian dancers unable to return home after fleeing the country. hello and welcome to bbc news. brazils new president, the veteran left—wing politician luiz inacio lula da silva, has vowed to make his country a "great environmental power". at his swearing—in ceremony in the capital brasilia, he told congress that he will rebuild the country from — as he put it — the "terrible ruins" he...

a6—thousand migrants tried to reach the uk across the english channel last year — a new record — and a 60% rise and a 100—year—old war hero, whos now a reading teacher, is the oldest person to get an award in the uks new years day honours. hello and welcome. luiz inacio lula da silva, has been sworn in as brazils new president, 20 years after first becoming the countrys leader. almost five years ago — he was sent to jail for corruption, on charges that have since been annul...

after another wave of russian attacks, natos secretary general, says support for ukraine, is long—term. a6,000 migrants tried to reach the uk across the english channel last year. a new record and a 60% rise. and a 100—year—old war hero whos now a reading teacher is the oldest person to get an award in the uks new years day honours. hello and welcome to bbc news. luiz inacio lula da silva, has been sworn in as brazils new president, twenty years after he first became the countrys...

a6,000 migrants tried to reach the u across the english channel last year a new record and a 60% rise. australia refuses to let a cruise ship dock after a marine growth�*s found on its hull, leaving hundreds of passengers of the viking 0rion stranded off the countrys south coast. brazils new president luiz inacio lula da silva has promised to rebuild his country, and restore protection to the amazon rainforest. two decades after he first held the job, the left—wing veteran has been...