Croatia beat Morocco to finish third at World Cup

13 Sept 11:25 Key points summarised by AI

Croatia secured third place at the World Cup, defeating Morocco 2-1 in a competitive play-off match.
Mislav Orsic scored the decisive goal with a brilliant curling strike late in the first half, clinching the bronze medal for Croatia.
Josko Gvardiol opened the scoring for Croatia early on, but Achraf Dari quickly equalized for Morocco, ensuring an exciting contest.
Morocco, making history as the first African team to reach a World Cup semi-final, concluded their remarkable tournament run with a strong performance.

Suchada: Meet the reluctant star of Thailand’s cryptic crypto drama

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.