Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.
Five things you need to know
A powerful earthquake has struck near the Mexican resort of Acapulco. The magnitude-seven quake led to power cuts in several states in the country.
DEVELOPING: 7.0-magnitude earthquake strikes north of Acapulco in Mexico, officials say; 1 reported dead in Guerrero state. https://t.co/ATbz3cksuf
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 8, 2021
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro attracted huge crowds amid rallies across the country on Tuesday. He told supporters in Sao Paulo that "only God" could remove him from power.
Supporters and critics of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro gathered in major cities to protest in favor of and against him during the country's Independence Day pic.twitter.com/J0A94yQNFi
— Reuters (@Reuters) September 8, 2021
A 19-year-old woman has demanded compensation after learning she was swapped at birth with another baby. The woman was accidentally confused with another baby born on the same day near Bilbao in Spain.
A woman in Spain is suing for $3.5M after finding out she was swapped at birth with another baby.
— AJ+ (@ajplus) September 7, 2021
The woman, now 19, found out after her alleged father demanded a paternity test for child support. Authorities in La Rioja say it was a “one-off” and deny knowing of other cases. pic.twitter.com/DihVBORhVv
A trial has begun in France to get to the bottom of the 2015 Paris mass murder committed by Muslim fanatics. The terrorist slaughter, in which 130 people were murdered, was the worst atrocity in France since the end of the Second World War.
Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam has told a court he is "a soldier of Islamic State" https://t.co/III1KDUs9N
— Sky News (@SkyNews) September 8, 2021
Britney Spears' father has filed for the termination of his 13-year conservatorship over his daughter's affairs. Jamie Spears filed the papers in court in Los Angeles.
BREAKING: Britney Spears' father files court papers to end conservatorship that has controlled her life and money for 13 years. https://t.co/36Gsrofv8x
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 7, 2021
