Jimmy Carter&s six-day state funeral begins with motorcade through Georgia

Jimmy Carter's long public goodbye began on Saturday in south Georgia, where the 39th US president's life began more than 100 years ago.

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Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza Strip as new ceasefire talks begin

An Israeli military strike killed 12 people in a house in Gaza City early on Saturday, bringing the death toll from strikes across Gaza to 62 over the last day, Palestinian medics said, as mediators launched a new ceasefire push in Qatar.

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Emergency declared in Crimea as oil spill reaches Sevastopol

Officials in Moscow-occupied Crimea have announced a regional emergency after oil was detected on the shores of Sevastopol, the peninsula's largest city.

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Japanese woman who was world&s oldest person dies aged 116

Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world's oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died aged 116, officials said.

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US prepares for former president Jimmy Carter&s funeral

Six days of funeral observances for Jimmy Carter are due to begin in Georgia, where the former US president died on December 29 at the age of 100.

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Ukraine ends Russian gas pipeline to Europe & but how much will it cost Moscow?

Russian gas is no longer flowing to EU states through Ukraine following the expiration of a five-year deal, closing an energy route that has existed since the end of the Soviet Union in 1991.

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