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Four people were killed and nine others injured in a flash flood in southwest China on Saturday, local authorities said. Footage published by Chinese media showed water rising rapidly in a river on the outskirts of Sichuan province’s Pengzhou city. Tourists who had been playing in the initially shallow water could be seen running for safety and clambering over rocks as the water rushed towards them, but some were unable to reach the river bank in time. At least one person, a woman stranded on a boulder in the…

Celebrities in China have been banned from flaunting their wealth on social media in the latest crackdown on the entertainment industry. On Tuesday, 22nd November 2021, the Cyberspace Administration of China announced that celebrities in the country will not be able to show off 'wealth or extravagant pleasure' on social media. According to the Cyberspace Administration, one of its new rules is that celebrities cannot publish false or private information, provoking fans against other fan groups and spreading rumours. …