2025-01-02
59 分钟U.S. authorities are investigating two deadly incidents on New Year's Day which killed 16 people (01:05). Emergency relief supplies from China have arrived in Vanuatu to support the quake-hit country's disaster relief efforts (08:40). Palestinians in Gaza have ushered in 2025 amidst renewed casualties from Israeli attacks across the territory (16:18).
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authorities are investigating two deadly incidents on New Year's Day in New Orleans and Las Vegas.
Relief supplies from China have arrived in Vanuatu following an earthquake in Port Vila.
And gas is ushered in the new year with more casualties as Israeli attacks against Hamas continue in business.
Chinese manufacturing activity expanded at a slower pace in December.
In sports, Chinese and American tennis stars square off at the United Cup.
In culture and entertainment, the Flowing Light International Light Art Exhibition in Sichuan.
Now checking the day's top stories.
Two incidents on New Year's day have killed 16 people in the United States.
A man rammed a pickup truck into holiday revelers in New Orleans, killing 15 people and injuring dozens of others.
A Tesla cybertruck explosion outside of a Trump hotel in Las Vegas also killed a person and injured seven others.
President Joe Biden says law enforcement authorities are are investigating whether the two incidents were related.
Alistair Baverstock has more from the scene of that truck attack in New Orleans, devastating attack which occurred in the small hours as revelers celebrated here in the.