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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.