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TRT World says Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the parent company’s name is being changed to “Meta” to represent a future beyond just its troubled social network.

BBC Sport says Britain’s Emma Raducanu says it “means a lot” to have her father experiencing her success as she reached the Transylvania Open quarter-finals in his native Romania.

France24 says protesters were defiant on the streets of Sudan early Tuesday to denounce a military coup, as international condemnation ramped up.

Arab News says the Iran-backed Houthis have raided homes in Abedia district, south of Marib district, abducting dozens of civilians.

Aljazeera says Australia will commit to a target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050 but will not improve its goal for 2030 at COP26.

BBC Sport says United’s 5-0 home defeat by Liverpool has been followed by an avalanche of criticism towards Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

BBC News says US comedian Dave Chappelle, whose latest Netflix special sparked a transgender backlash, has hit back at those he says want to “cancel” him.

The Guardian says the Metropolitan police failed the family of two black sisters who went missing and were later found murdered.

Sky News says Prince Andrew must be questioned under oath by Virginia Giuffre’s lawyers in her civil sexual assault case by mid-July next year.

BBC News says the NHS in England is to receive an extra £5.9bn in this week’s Budget, the money will be used to help clear the record backlog of people waiting for tests and scans.

France24 says Military detained 5 senior Sudanese government figures, as pro-democracy group called on people to take to the streets to counter an apparent military coup.

Arab News says China’s latest COVID-19 outbreak is increasingly likely to spread further, as authorities urged all regions to step up monitoring and called for a reduction in travel.

Aljazeera says coronavirus cases in Eastern Europe have surpassed 20 million as the region grapples with its worst outbreak since the pandemic started and inoculation efforts lag.

TRT World says a powerful storm has drenched wildfire-scarred Northern California, triggering mudslides and flooding, while heavy winds toppled utility poles and downed trees.

The Guardian says James Michael Tyler, most famous for playing Gunther, the manager of Central Perk in the hit sitcom Friends, has died aged 59.

Sky News says Manchester United suffered one of their most humiliating defeats in recent memory as rivals Liverpool piled pressure on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in a 5-0 thrashing.

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.

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.

BBC News says the Covid pandemic will “go on for a year longer than it needs to” because poorer countries are not getting the vaccines they need, the WHO has said.

The Guardian says Partial human remains were found on Wednesday in a Florida wilderness area where authorities were searching for Brian Laundrie.