By AFP 04 January 2022 | 2:15 pm A landslide at a construction site in southwest China’s Guizhou province has killed at least 14 people, state media reported Tuesday. Rescuers work at the scene of a landslide which killed at least 14 people in Bijie, China’s southwestern Guizhou province on January 4, 2022. (Photo by CNS / AFP) / China OUT A landslide at a construction site in southwest China’s Guizhou province has killed at least 14 people, state media reported Tuesday. Workers were reinforcing a hillside when the landslide happened on Monday evening, the official Xinhua news agency said. Rescuers have found 14 bodies, as well as three injured people, with the cause of the accident “still under investigation”, Xinhua reported. Rescue work is “completed”, with the three injured currently in stable condition, Xinhua added. Photos published by state media showed rescue crews working overnight under floodlights, with masses of debris and crushed machinery visible. Construction and industrial accidents are not uncommon in China, often due to lax safety standards. In December, two workers were killed and twenty others rescued from a flooded coal mine in Shanxi province. In July, 14 workers died in south China’s Guangdong province after a tunnel they were building flooded. Latest 7 mins ago Xavi Hernandez is still hopeful Ousmane Dembele will decide to stay at Barcelona, insisting the Frenchman would not be happier anywhere else. 9 mins ago New York’s top justice official has subpoenaed ex-president Donald Trump, his son Don Jr. and daughter Ivanka in her investigation into the family’s business dealings, a court filing showed Monday. 22 mins ago Adele’s 30 is the best-selling album of 2021, after six weeks on sale. The Grammy award-winning singer sold more than 600,000 copies of her sixth studio album 30, with 80% of the sales on CD and vinyl. According to Official Charts Company, Adele’s fourth record had over 600,000 combined chart sales, making it the biggest album of 2021. Almost… 24 mins ago Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry told AFP in an interview Monday that he was targeted in an assassination attempt during weekend national day celebrations. 57 mins ago Daytime TV host Whoppi Goldberg has reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 missing The Viewers return on Monday from its holiday break. Co-host Joy Behar announced Goldberg’s covid status on Monday’s episode of the talk show. Behar noted that Goldberg’s case was mild thus far. “They say there’s no place like home for the holidays, and…
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