Aljazeera says Barbados has elected its first-ever president to replace Queen Elizabeth as head of state in a decisive step towards shedding the Caribbean island’s colonial past.
Day: 22 October 2021
Arab News says Lebanon woke to news of one of the bleakest moments brought on by the country’s energy crisis, after the smashed-up body of a female Ethiopian worker was found.
Aljazeera says the leader of the Haitian gang suspected of kidnapping 17 members of a missionary group from the United States has threatened to kill the hostages.
The Guardian says the California family that died in August while hiking in Sierra national forest was killed by extreme heat and probable dehydration.
Sky News says Dental records show that the human remains found at a Florida wilderness park are those of Brian Laundrie, Gabby Petito’s fiance.
France24 says US actor Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun that killed a cinematographer and wounded the director on a film set in New Mexico, US law enforcement officers said on Thursday.
BBC News says Britain’s Andy Murray was knocked out in the second round of the European Open in Antwerp by world number 14 Diego Schwartzman.