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Chinese city locks down 13 million residents to fight COVID-19 outbreak

1 Oct 09:43 Key points summarised by AI

Xi'an, China, imposed a strict lockdown on 13 million residents following a surge in COVID-19 cases, with 52 new infections reported Wednesday and 143 total since December 9.
New restrictions mandate that only one household member may leave every two days for necessities, while non-essential businesses are closed, and travel in and out of the city is severely limited.
These aggressive controls underscore China's 'zero-Covid' strategy, intensified as Beijing prepares to host the 2022 Winter Olympics in February.

Yesterday 15:38 Key points summarised by AI

Thai MP Suchada Zhang Thaensap faces intense scrutiny over her husband’s substantial 1.84 billion baht wealth, with opposition lawmakers alleging connections to international scam networks.
A significant portion of her husband, Taiyang Zhang's, declared assets includes a 1.44 billion baht loan to the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency hedge fund Three Arrows Capital, which still owes him 1.34 billion baht.
Opposition MP Rangsiman Rome accused Suchada's husband of links to online scam networks and gambling sites, prompting Suchada to vehemently deny the claims, demand evidence, and file a defamation complaint.
Taiyang Zhang's background includes co-founding Ren Protocol, later sold to Alameda Research (linked to the FTX collapse), and some of his former associates have been convicted in crypto company failures.
Suchada, a former actress and first-time MP, maintains her husband's innocence, while her party leaders have distanced themselves from the allegations, deeming it a private matter.