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In an unusually harsh punishment, China has condemned one of the country's top bankers to death over bribery and bigamy charges. Business Insider reports the condemned man is Lai Xiaomin, ex-chairman of the banking giant China Huarong Asset Management. He was found guilty of accepting $277 million in bribes between 2008 and 2018, and has been called China's most corrupt financial official. Execution by lethal injection is not a typical punishment for corruption, which usually results in a lifetime prison sentence. The death sentence comes as part of an anti-corruption crusade led by Chinese President Xi Jinping. Since its start, the commission has punished about 1.5 million officials.
China's Premier Li Qiang and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrive at the G20 summit venue and are greeted by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. IMAGES
Chinese Premier Li Qiang touches down in Delhi ahead of the G20 summit. World leaders gathering in the Indian capital for the annual summit as deep divisions between heavyweight members and a no-show by China's Xi Jinping call the bloc's relevance into question. IMAGES
US President Joe Biden arrives for the G20 summit in India, where he hopes to seize on the no-shows by Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin to boost Washington's influence. After disembarking from Air Force One, and smiling as he attended a short welcoming ceremony, Biden made his way to Narendra Modi's residence. IMAGES
US Secretary of State Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov are in the same room for the first time since July 2022, at a G20 ministerial meeting in India, where their Chinese counterpart is also attending. The delegates held a minute of silence in tribute to Turkey and Syria quake victims. IMAGES
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