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​Overnight, Chinese sources revealed that ISIS has killed foreign defectors. China was offended by the Argentine president’s inappropriate tweet.

Air crash survivors said they had switched seats and saved their lives, while healthcare insurer​Anthem lost medical data in a cyberattack.

Sports Illustrated revealed its revealing Swimsuit Issue cover.

We learned that ISIS kills foreign defectors

A lesson for anyone considering joining the ranks of the Islamic State: don’t change your mind when you get there. A Chinese newspaper has reported that ISIS has been executing foreign militants who have joined their forces then tried to flee, including a Chinese youngster who had decided he wanted to go back to university rather than fight.

READ MORE: Islamic State executes foreign militants who tried to escape

The Chinese were offended by Argentina’s president’s idiotic tweet

On a diplomatic visit to China, President Cristina Fernandez managed to offend her host country by making a fantastically inappropriate tweet, joking about the Chinese way of pronouncing the letter ‘r’. Try speaking in Chinese, Ms Fernandez.

READ MORE:Awkward! Argentine president sends offensive tweet joke on China trip

Hackers stole customer details from healthcare insurer Anthem

Customer and employee names, addresses, social security number and birth dates were stolen from the IT system of the country’s number two healthcare insurer. Anthem said no financial or medical details were involved.

READ MORE:Hackers steal customer medical data in attack on Anthem health insurer

Air crash survivors said they had made a seat move

A family who survived the Taipei air crash revealed that they had changed to the other side of the plane just before take-off. The couple and their toddler moved seats after the father heard a suspicious noise, and as a result when the aircraft crashed they were able to escape with their lives.

READ MORE:Taiwan air crash survivor family had changed seats just before take-off

We saw the new Swimsuit Issue cover

The racy cover of this year’siconic annualSports Illustrated issue was revealed on the Jimmy Fallon show. Following in the footsteps of bikini-clad supers including Heidi Klum and Tyra Banks, this year’s cover star is 24-year-old model Hannah Davis.

READ MORE:Sports Illustrated picks Hannah Davis for cover of Swimsuit Issue