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with a new currency, switching from the kuna to the euro. hello and welcome to bbc news. cities around the world have been welcoming in 2023 with the latest new year celebrations taking place across the united states, canada, the caribbean and latin america. let me show you these pictures from rio dejaneiro in brazil — crowds gathered on its copacabana beach — watching the spectacular fireworks display there. this year is in contrast to the previous two years, when celebrations wer...

hello and welcome to bbc news. cities around the world have been welcoming in 2023 with the latest new year celebrations taking place across the united states, canada, the caribbean and latin america. this is rio dejaneiro in brazil — crowds gathered on its copacabana beach — watching the spectacular fireworks display there. this year is in contrast to the previous two, when celebrations were scaled back because of the pandemic. the bbc�*s louisa pilbeam looks back on how the wor...

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...

on large—scale protests. 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. 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...

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...

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 annulled. hell now lead a deeply divided country. at his inauguration in the capital brasilia he told the crowds hed rebuild brazilfrom — what he called — the �*terrible ruins�* he had inherited from jair bolsonaro. our south america correspondent...

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...