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China Executes 11 Members of Notorious Myanmar Mafia Family
China executed 11 members of the Ming family, a notorious mafia family based in northern Myanmar, on Thursday for running a crime syndicate worth more than $1 billion and killing 14 people, authorities said. The Ming family, known as one of the "four families" of northern Myanmar, controlled a vast criminal network that included scam centers and illegal gambling dens within Laukkaing, Myanmar, according to Sky News.
The executed individuals, including Ming Guoping, Ming Zhenzhen, Zhou Weichang, Wu Hongming, and Luao Jianzhang, were sentenced to death in September. The family had become known for kidnapping people to work in their scam centers, Sky News reported.
In other international news, African football's governing body issued fines exceeding $1 million and banned Senegal's coach, as well as Senegalese and Moroccan players, following a chaotic Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final. The penalties stemmed from a walk-off protest by one of the teams, fan disturbances, and fights among journalists, according to Al Jazeera. The bans apply to African games but will not affect the World Cup, for which both Senegal and Morocco have qualified.
Meanwhile, in Italy, the "Land of Fires," an area in Campania devastated by decades of illegal toxic waste dumping and burning, continues to claim lives. Euronews reported that one year after the European Court of Human Rights condemned Italy for failing to protect its citizens in the area, the region remains an open crime scene.
Also, Russia has been circumventing EU sanctions by routing banned goods to Moscow through a postal system that exploits lighter controls on international mail, according to an investigation by German newspaper Bild, as reported by Euronews. The operation utilizes a logistics hub near Berlin Brandenburg airport. In response, the Ukrainian envoy has called for tougher enforcement of sanctions.
In the United States, Maher Tarabishi, a 62-year-old man detained by ICE, was denied release to attend the funeral of his 30-year-old son, Wael, who suffered from Pompe disease, a rare genetic condition requiring round-the-clock care, Al Jazeera reported. The restrictions placed on Maher Tarabishi will haunt him long after his son is laid to rest.
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