A motorcade carrying the body of the former US president, Jimmy Carter, has arrived in Atlanta -- the capital of his home state, Georgia. He will lie in repose for a few days for the public to pay their respects.
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This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Janat Jalil, and in the early hours of Sunday, the 5th of January, these are our main stories. The six-day state funeral of the former US President Jimmy Carter has begun in his home state of Georgia. Coalition talks between Austria's two biggest centrist parties have collapsed. The Chancellor has said he'll resign.
Rwandan-backed rebels have made rapid advances in the mineral-rich Democratic Republic of Congo, capturing two towns in two days. Also in this podcast, if you thought typewriters were obsolete... They weigh between five and a half and six kilos.
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We tell you about one type that's still very much in use. We begin in the US state of Georgia, where America has begun bidding a long farewell to the former president, Jimmy Carter. The band of the 282nd Army played America the Beautiful in Atlanta as the coffin was carried into the Carter Presidential Center for a service and prayers.
Jimmy Carter's eldest grandson was the first to address the congregation.
All of us have been thinking about this day and planning for it for a long time, but it is obviously still hard for all of us. For us, my family, and I'm sure I can see on your faces for many of you, I appreciate that.
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