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In this Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016 photo, a woman breaks down after seeing the body of her son Balkisun Mandal Khatwe, a migrant worker who died in his sleep in Qatar, at Belhi village, in Saptari district, Nepal. The number of Nepali workers going abroad has more than doubled since the country began promoting foreign labor in recent years: from about 220,000 in 2008 to about 500,000 in 2015. Yet the number of deaths among those workers has risen much faster in the same period. But now medical researchers say these deaths fit a familiar pattern: Every decade or so, dozens, or even hundreds, of seemingly healthy Asian men working abroad in poor conditions start dying in their sleep. The suspected killer even has a name: Sudden Unexplained Nocturnal Death Syndrome. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
In this Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016 photo, a woman breaks down after seeing the body of her son Balkisun Mandal Khatwe, a migrant worker who died in his sleep in Qatar, at Belhi village, in Saptari district, Nepal. The number of Nepali workers going abroad has more than doubled since the country began promoting foreign labor in recent years: from about 220,000 in 2008 to about 500,000 in 2015. Yet the number of deaths among those workers has risen much faster in the same period. But now medical researchers say these deaths fit a familiar pattern: Every decade or so, dozens, or even hundreds, of seemingly healthy Asian men working abroad in poor conditions start dying in their sleep. The suspected killer even has a name: Sudden Unexplained Nocturnal Death Syndrome. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha) In this Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016 photo, a woman breaks down after seeing the body of her son Balkisun Mandal Khatwe, a migrant worker who died in his sleep in Qatar, at Belhi village, in Saptari district, Nepal. The number of Nepali workers going abroad has more than doubled since the country began promoting foreign labor in recent years: from about 220,000 in 2008 to about 500,000 in 2015. Yet the number of deaths among those workers has risen much faster in the same period. But now medical researchers say these deaths fit a familiar pattern: Every decade or so, dozens, or even hundreds, of seemingly healthy Asian men working abroad in poor conditions start dying in their sleep. The suspected killer even has a name: Sudden Unexplained Nocturnal Death Syndrome. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

By Associated Press 2 min read

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:

1. GERMANY HUNTS FOR SUSPECT IN CHRISTMAS MARKET ATTACK

The Islamic State group claims responsibility for the truck attack that left 12 dead and 48 injured in Berlin.

2. AT LEAST 29 DIE IN MEXICO FIREWORKS BLAST

Another 72 people are injured in the rolling explosions and fire that tore through the sprawling outdoor marketplace outside Mexico City.