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| Hello. More details about the six people presumed dead following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore have come to light over the course of the day. George Wright and Bernd Debusmann Jr report what we know. In Haiti, Nomia Iqbal witnesses frustration at the weapons smuggled from the US that are fuelling gang violence in the country. We also have stories about a fugitive rapist's downfall and a disturbing male beauty trend. | |
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QUESTIONS ANSWERED | Victims are Latin American nationals |
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| | | One of the missing workers was identified as father-of-three Miguel Luna. Credit: Facebook | All of the six people presumed dead following the collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge are citizens of Latin American countries. Little information has been released about their identities. |
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| George Wright & Bernd Debusmann Jr, BBC News |
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| Which victims have been named? | One of the missing workers from El Salvador has been identified as Miguel Luna by the non-profit organization Casa. Honduras's migrant protection service has identified a second victim as Maynor Yassir Suazo Sandoval. | What about the other four men? | Guatemala's foreign affairs ministry has confirmed that two of the workers were Guatemalan nationals, from the regions of Petén and Chiquimula, but did not name them. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador confirmed that two of the missing are Mexican nationals. A third Mexican was rescued, but he said that relatives have asked officials to keep their identities private. | Who were they working for? | The six men were employed by Brawner Builders, a local contractor that carries out maintenance work on bridges in Maryland state. Jeffrey Pritzker, executive vice-president of Brawner Builders, told the New York Times the six men "were wonderful family people". | | | |
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| How US guns fuel violence in Haiti | | Juliette left Port-au-Prince after surviving a shooting. Credit: BBC | It is not known how many trafficked firearms are currently in Haiti and are contributing to the gang violence that has forced thousands of people to flee the capital Port-au-Prince. Their provenance is less of a mystery. |
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| | | One man in a dark T-shirt and sunglasses speaks quietly as we ask him how he is. But he becomes visibly angry as he tells us he has a message for the United States. "All the guns here are from the US, everybody knows it. If the US wants to stop this, they could easily do it one month!" He pleads: "We are asking the US to give us a chance to live, just give us a chance."
In the corner of his office, Cap-Haitien's chief prosecutor, Charles-Edward Durant, keeps a semi-automatic weapon. He says he needs security whenever he travels. Is he worried that with guns being so prolific, the violence could make its way into Cap-Haitien? At this, he smiles with more confidence: "We are resisting, we have our ways". |
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THE BIG PICTURE | The women who helped catch a rapist |
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| | | Jade was 18 when she began regularly seeing Avis, who was in his 40s. Credit: Jade Skea | First it was Jade Skea who found the courage to report street trader Kim Avis for rape and abuse. Then, when he tried to avoid trial by fleeing to the US and faking his death, his sketchy behaviour raised suspicion with another woman, who was instrumental in his arrest. |
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FOR YOUR DOWNTIME | Looksmaxxing | A male beauty trend popular on TikTok conceals something darker. | |
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And finally... in Ireland | Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have found an "unprecedented quantity" of bacteria in 4,000-year-old human teeth. The gruesome discovery may help us better understand our ancestors' diet. Take a look, if you dare. | |
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