New Orleans mourns victims of truck attack with vigil and celebration of life

New Orleans mourned, wept and danced at a vigil Saturday evening along the famous thoroughfare where a man rammed a pickup truck into a crowd, killing and injuring revellers who were there to celebrate the new year.

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Former Greek prime minister Costas Simitis dies aged 88

Former Greek prime minister Costas Simitis, who led the country into the European Union's single currency in 2001, died on Sunday aged 88 at his summer house in the Peloponnese.

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Buyer pays €1.28m for 276kg tuna at Tokyo New Year&s auction

The Onodera Group, known for its premium sushi, secured the 276kg bluefin tuna for 207 million yen (€1.28m) after a bidding process at Tokyo&s Toyosu fish market.

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German chancellor Olaf Scholz. Photo: Reuters

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has issued a withering response to billionaire Elon Musk&s endorsement of the country&s far-right party, Alternative for Germany.

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Moscow says Ukraine has launched new attack in Kursk region

Russia said on Sunday that Ukraine had launched a counter-attack in the Kursk region, an area of western Russia from which Russian troops have been trying to eject Ukrainian forces for the past five months.

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US lawmakers to certify Trump win, 4 years after Capitol riot
WASHINGTON - Exactly four years after Donald Trump's supporters stormed the US Capitol, seeking to overturn his election loss, lawmakers meet Monday to certify his 2024 win, cementing the Republican's comeback from political ignominy.
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