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"We all knew the situation was dire," neighbours told Italian media, adding that the three had previously threatened to "blow themselves up" rather than leave the house.

The pop star blew past Adele’s total in five days, ultimately earning a hair more than 4 million sales.

In a letter last month, Mr. Ferrer wrote that he was subject to “blows, torture, humiliation, threats and extreme conditions” including “the theft of food and hygiene products ordered by the regime’s minions.”

Iqra, a 13-year-old child worker, died in February from blows by her wealthy employers in Rawalpindi, Islamabad's twin city, because chocolate had disappeared from their kitchen.

Supershear quakes send intense shaking farther from the epicenter and strike twice, according to Elbanna -- a sharp initial blow from the shock front followed by the trailing waves.