Snow in Oman, YouTuber locked inside glass box, Bob Saget dies at 65 - Trending



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In today's episode, temperatures drop below 0°C as snow covers Oman’s Hajar mountains.

In the UAE, YouTube star AboFlah has locked himself inside a giant glass box at Burj Park to raise $10 million for refugees.

Cameroon beat Burkina Faso 2-1 in the first match of the Africa Cup of Nations, while US Comedian Bob Saget has died at the age of 65 after being found unresponsive in his hotel room.

In numbers: PKK’s money network in Europe

Germany: PKK collectors typically bring in $18 million in cash a year – amount has trebled since 2010

Revolutionary tax: Investigators say about $2 million a year raised from ‘tax collection’ around Marseille

Extortion: Gunman convicted in 2023 of demanding $10,000 from Kurdish businessman in Stockholm

Drug trade: PKK income claimed by Turkish anti-drugs force in 2024 to be as high as $500 million a year

Denmark: PKK one of two terrorist groups along with Iranian separatists ASMLA to raise “two-digit million amounts”

Contributions: Hundreds of euros expected from typical Kurdish families and thousands from business owners

TV channel: Kurdish Roj TV accounts frozen and went bankrupt after Denmark fined it more than $1 million over PKK links in 2013 

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Updated: February 10, 2022, 6:34 AM

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