brazil seeing in 2023 in style. fireworks along the copacabana beach in the countries city of rio dejaneiro. 2 million people there along the seafront. in london, more than 100,000 revellers welcomed in the new year to the chimes of big ben where the countdown was projected within the london eye in the lead up to midnight. a spectacular firework display lit up the skies for around 12 minutes in what was thought to be the largest display in europe with over 12,000 fireworks. there were tributes to the late queen elizabeth, to ukraine s resistance against russian invasion, and 50 years of pride celebrations. the display returned to the banks of the river thames for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic. 0ur correspondent greg mckenzie has been soaking up the atmosphere amongst the many thousands of revellers. i am absolutely speechless. that was a i2 minute spectacular. the biggest firework display in the entire europe having taken place just a few minutes ago, and
in a strike on kyiv. president biden is among world leaders who have paid tribute to pope benedict xvi, who has died at the age of 95. the former pontiff will lie in state at st peter s basilica in the vatican from monday. his funeral will take place on thursday. 0ur religion editor aleem maqbool looks back now at his life. cerebral by character, benedict was a prolific author and more at home with scholarship than pastoral work. he led the world s catholics for eight years and then abruptly resigned the first pope to do so in 600 years. bells toll. the passing of the man considered by hundreds of millions around the world to represent a direct link to jesus was announced by his successor. translation: we are moved as we recall him as such i
this is bbc news. the headlines: celebrations on copacabana beach in rio dejaneiro as brazil welcomes 2023. earlier, london marked the new year with a firework display. this is the first time in three years that crowds of revellers have been allowed to attend in the uk during the covid pandemic, attendance was restricted. blasts have been heard in kyiv in the early hours of the new year. earlier, the head of the ukrainian armed forces said they shot down 12 cruise missiles. president zelensky said ukraine won t forgive russia for the wave of missile attacks in which one civilian was killed and many injured. president biden is among world leaders who have paid tribute to pope benedict the xvi,
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