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Chinese city of 16 million to shut down over new Covid outbreak
Chinese city of 16 million to shut down over new Covid outbreak
by  AFP

Around 16 million people in the Chinese city of Chengdu will be effectively under lockdown from Thursday as authorities race to snuff out a new Covid-19 outbreak. Last month, travellers in the southern island province of Hainan protested after more than 80,000 tourists were stranded in a resort city because of a Covid-19 flare-up.

Taiwan tycoon to train three million 'civilian warriors'
Taiwan tycoon to train three million 'civilian warriors'
by  AFP

A colourful Taiwanese tycoon unveiled plans Thursday to train more than three million "civilian warriors" to help defend the democratic island in the event of a Chinese invasion, donating TW$1 billion ($33 million) of his own money. The tycoon said he would put TW$600 million towards training three million "black bear warriors" in the next three years who could work alongside the military.

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