As had been previously reported on October 9, Japan's third-biggest steelmaker, Kobe Steel, now admits to further falsification of product data. Steel wire products did not meet the specifications requested by customers. The scandal now affects about 500 customer companies. (Reuters)(BBC)
Various local safety officials report a total of at least 31 people have been killed by the 17 fires, while 400 people are reported as missing. (Los Angeles Times)
Amazon puts Amazon Studios chief Roy Price on an immediate leave of absence, following allegations that he harassed producer Isa Dick Hackett, the daughter of author Philip K. Dick, by propositioning her in 2015, and that he ignored actress Rose McGowan's claim of a sexual assault by producer Harvey Weinstein. (Reuters)
DeAndre Harris, a black man beaten by white supremacists during the Unite the Right rally, turns himself in to Charlottesville after he is served an arrest warrant for an alleged attack on a white supremacist during the same rally. (BBC)
Palestinian factions, Hamas and Fatah, sign a unity deal in Cairo, that is also publicly supported by the governments of Egypt and Saudi Arabia. The Fatah-controlled Palestinian National Authority (PNA), along with Israel, currently govern the West Bank. According to the signatories of the deal, the PNA will take administrative control of the Gaza Strip, and, along with Hamas, police its borders. The signatories consider the agreement a first step, and, if productive, plan to meet next month to address the remaining issues. The government of Israel opposes any involvement by Hamas in a Palestinian government. (The New York Times)(BBC)