While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Jan 10, 2025
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US President Joe Biden speaking at the funeral service for former US president Jimmy Carter, in Washington, on Jan 9.
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Late US president Carter remembered for rising above politics
Jimmy Carter, a US president who served only one term but was widely admired for his humanitarian work after leaving the White House, was remembered during his state funeral on Jan 9 as a man who put honesty and kindness above partisan politics.
Hundreds of mourners including all five living current and former US presidents filed into the Washington National Cathedral, where Carter’s flag-draped coffin was attended by a military honour guard.
Fellow Democratic President Joe Biden eulogised the 39th president, who died on Dec 29 at the age of 100, saying Carter’s life was “the story of a man who never let the tides of politics divert him from his mission to serve and shape the world.”
“The man had character,” Mr Biden said. “He showed us how character and faith start with ourselves and then flow to others.”
Zelensky calls for support as Trump ‘new chapter’ looms
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Jan 9 said Donald Trump’s return to the White House would open “a new chapter” and reiterated a call for Western allies to send troops to help “force Russia to peace”.
Mr Zelensky spoke at a meeting of about 50 allies at the US air base Ramstein in Germany, the last such gathering before Trump takes office on Jan 20, casting doubt on future American support for Kyiv.
“It’s clear that a new chapter starts for Europe and the entire world – just 11 days from now, a time when we have to cooperate even more, rely on one another even more, and achieve even greater results together,” said Mr Zelensky.
UN predicts world economic growth to remain at 2.8% in 2025
Bloomberg
Global economic growth is projected to remain at 2.8 per cent in 2025, unchanged from 2024, held back by the top two economies, the US and China, according to a United Nations report released on Jan 9.
The World Economic Situation and Prospects report said that “positive but somewhat slower growth forecasts for China and the United States” will be complemented by modest recoveries in the European Union, Japan, and Britain and robust performance in some large developing economies, notably India and Indonesia.
“Despite continued expansion, the global economy is projected to grow at a slower pace than the 2010–2019 (pre-pandemic) average of 3.2 per cent,” according to the report by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs.
Elon Musk hosts German far-right leader on X
EPA-EFE
Elon Musk urged Germans to vote for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in an upcoming national election during a broadcast he hosted with the party’s leader on his social media platform on Jan 9.
Mr Musk in 2024 used X and his vast wealth to help Republican candidate Donald Trump win the Nov 5 US presidential election.
Now, he is becoming vocal in his support for far-right and anti-establishment parties in Europe ahead of Germany’s Feb 23 national election.
Everton sack manager Dyche hours before FA Cup tie
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Everton have sacked manager Sean Dyche, the Premier League club said on Jan 9, hours before their third round FA Cup home tie against Peterborough.
With his backroom staff also leaving, Everton said under-18s head coach Leighton Baines and club captain Seamus Coleman would take charge of first-team affairs on an interim basis.
“Everton Football Club can confirm that Sean Dyche has been relieved of his duties as senior men’s first team manager with immediate effect,” the club said in a statement.
