international value has hit a 20 year high. investors have been piling into the dollar in recent months. as well as seeing it as a safe haven, they re attracted by the us central bank s commitment to raising interest rates as it tries to bring down inflation. rosmah mansor the wife of ex malaysian prime minister najib razak has been sentenced to ten years in prison. she was found guilty on three charges of soliciting and receiving bribes to help a company win a $280 million project. just days earlier, her husband started serving a i2 yearjail sentence for corruption charges related to state owned wealth fund one mdb. chengdu has become the latest chinese city to be locked down after a fresh outbreak, as beijing continues to pursue its controversial zero covid policy. around 21 million people have been ordered to stay indoors, with just one person per household allowed out for essential shopping. this comes as the southwest region is experience extreme weather patters that