VOA60: January 5, 2023

In Vatican City, Pope Francis leads the funeral of Pope Benedict XVI, with more than 60,000 mourners in attendance. Many supporters have called for Benedict to receive sainthood.

American online seller and technology company Amazon says it plans to cut 18,000 jobs in an effort to change the company's "cost structure."

Officials in California order people to leave dangerous coastal areas because of a storm bringing high winds and rain.

And Kenyan President William Ruto promises his government will increase tax collection, borrow less and pay its debts.