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Newly Freed Hostages Describe What Life Was Like While Being Held By Hamas – A 13-year-old told her uncle she was hungry at times, and a mother told her cousin she slept on benches. Family members of hostages are sharing details of their time in captivity. [nbc]
Families Of Two Engineers Detained In Equatorial Guinea Appeal For Their Release – The families of two South African engineers detained in Equatorial Guinea on drug-related charges say Christmas will not be the same without them. [news24]
Trump Tells Appeals Court That Threats To Judge And Clerk In NY Civil Fraud Trial Do Not Justify Gag Order – Donald Trump urged a New York appeals court to continue to pause the gag order against him in his civil fraud trial, saying that threats to the judge and his law clerk do not “justify” limiting the former president’s constitutional right to defend himself. [cnn]
Mineworkers Remain Trapped Underground In Rustenburg – Emergency services and paramedics are working hard to rescue mineworkers trapped in a shaft in Rustenburg. This comes after an incident involving a winder rope, which connects the personal conveyance that hoists employees up and down the shaft at Impala Rustenburg. [enca]
China Pneumonia: Everything We Know About New Outbreak Of Respiratory Illness – Reports from local media say children’s hospitals are “overwhelmed” with sick children, but Chinese authorities say a surge in sickness is a result of known illnesses circulating more widely after COVID restrictions lifted. Here is what we know so far. [sky]
More Billionaires Are Renting Homes Instead of Buying. Here’s Why – The ultra-luxury rental market is booming in wealthy cities, including London, New York, and Dubai. [robbreport]
Celebrities, Politicians Among Those Named In Sex Abuse Suits Filed Under NY’s Adult Survivors Act – For a year, New York’s Adult Survivors Act suspended the usual legal deadlines to give sexual assault victims one last chance to file lawsuits over misconduct that occurred years or decades ago. [ap]
Two ATM Scammers Arrested Following High-Speed Chase Through CBD – A high-speed chase on Black Friday ended in the arrest of two suspects in Cape Town’s CBD. [capetownetc]
New Zealand Will Scrap Its Proposed Generational Ban On Smoking – The country’s new coalition government says it intends to scrap the smoking ban in order to fund tax cuts. [vice]
Cape Town Lawyer Pleads Not Guilty To Racially Motivated Attack – Neighbour slashed my tyres because I’m black, then ran away from the police, states complainant in criminal case. [sapeople]
Thai Groom Shoots Dead Bride And Three Others At Own Wedding – Chaturong Suksuk reportedly left the wedding celebrations and returned with a gun, shooting the bride, her mother and sister as well as another guest. [sky]
‘Late Show’ Off Air This Week As Host Stephen Colbert Recovers From Ruptured Appendix – “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” will be off air until at least next week as its host recovers from surgery after rupturing his appendix. [forbes]
Vaping: Australia To Ban Disposable Vape Imports From January – Australia will ban imports of disposable vapes from January, in an effort to curb nicotine addiction in children. [bbc]
SCA Overturns Man’s 15-Year Jail Term As ‘Deal-Gone-Wrong Is Not Intentional Fraud’ – Lichtenburg businessman wins appeal against fraud conviction and prison sentence. [timeslive]
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