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Groceries to be delivered to residents of Chinese city under strict Covid-19 lockdown
The city of Xi’an with a population of 13 million people has been put into lockdown after a surge of cases.
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Dec 30th 2021, 1:07 PM
China orders lockdown of up to 13 million people in city of Xi’an
The lockdown, which follows a surge in Covid cases, allows one person from each household to go out every two days to buy essentials.
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Dec 23rd 2021, 7:02 AM
Man uses one first-class plane ticket 'to get free food and drink for a year'
He reportedly went into the airline’s VIP lounge for a good feed. More than 300 times.
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Jan 27th 2014, 7:30 PM
Chinese student executed for road rage murder
The 21-year-old student stabbed a young mother to death after accidentally hitting her with his car so he would not have to pay compensation.
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Jun 7th 2011, 4:16 PM