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Reports say the eight men, who worked at a private firm in Qatar, were arrested last year. Source link

Chinese state media said he passed away from a heart attack despite “all-out efforts” to revive him. Source link

“The banking system in China is still almost exclusively state-run,” says Dexter Roberts, senior fellow at the Atlantic Council. “So if Beijing tells those banks to find a way to roll over the debt, then they’re going to do that. Ultimately, they answer to the state and they’re well aware of that.” Source link

Spanish World Cup winner and former Manchester United player, Gerard Pique, fell off the stage at a launch event for a new footballing tournament. Pique, who is also the ex-partner of pop star Shakira fell off the stage as he headed over to sign a young fan’s shirt. Luckily, he seemed unharmed and was seen

Israel began its bombing campaign in Gaza, cut off electricity and most water, and stopped imports of food, fuel and other goods in retaliation for a cross-border attack by Hamas on 7 October, in which at least 1,400 people were killed and 224 taken hostage. Source link

A gunman opened fire at a bowling alley and a restaurant, killing 18 people and injuring 13. Source link

And although the strength of the wind subsided relatively quickly as Otis moved inland, Mexico’s meteorological service warned that torrential downpours were likely to drench Guerrero, while Michoacán, Mexico state, Morelos and Oaxaca should expect very heavy rain. Source link

The felines would have been passed off as pork or mutton, state-affiliated media report. Source link

The hurricane brought wind speeds of up to 165mph (270km/h), making landfall near Acapulco. Source link

After 13 years, Alan Wake’s creator finally gets to release the sequel many thought wouldn’t happen. Source link

“We are focused on restarting Kentucky Truck Plant, Michigan Assembly Plant and Chicago Assembly Plant, calling 20,000 Ford employees back to work and shipping our full lineup to our customers again,” Ford CEO and President Jim Farley said in a statement. Source link

Two young boys in Gaza and Israel became victims of war – and then victims of social media disinformation. Source link

The drills come as Moscow pulls out of a treaty banning physical nuclear weapons tests. Source link

And without naming Israel, he said: “Protecting civilians does not mean ordering more than one million people to evacuate to the south, where there is no shelter, no food, no water, no medicine and no fuel, and then continuing to bomb the south itself.” Source link

“Lwazi” said he had some empathy for Amcu, which has been fighting for legal recognition at the mine for around five months. NUM currently has a “closed shop” agreement with the Gold One mine, which means it is the only union allowed to represent workers there. Source link

Experts have reconstructed the face of the ‘Ice Maiden’, an Inca girl sacrificed in the Andes Source link

The long-awaited film of the hit videogame arrives to poor critic reviews, but will it deter fans? Source link