Chinese tycoon sentenced to 30 years in US jail
Guo became a critic of China's Communist regime and cultivated a wide online following among the Chinese community in the US.
Prosecutors said Guo raised more than $1bn (£760m) from online followers, who joined him in investment and cryptocurrency schemes between 2018 and 2023.
The money he raised was used to fund Guo's lavish lifestyle which included a 50,000 square foot mansion, a $1m Lamborghini and a $37m
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What to know about the looming deadline on North American free trade
As talks continue, the USMCA will remain in place for another 10 years until its set expiry date of 2036.
In the meantime, the US, Canada and Mexico have three options:
All three could agree to renew the pact for another 16 years, extending it to 2042
If they fail to all agree, an annual review process - similar to the one occurring now - would be in place until the pact expires
One party can formally declare its intention to withdraw, giving the
Why $20 durians are now being sold at half price - or given away for free
"Back then, a lot of people cut down their rubber trees or oil palms to grow durians. A lot of the trees [planted then] are now starting to bear fruit," says Lu Yuee Thing, the owner of several durian farms near the Malaysian town of Raub.
Over the last decade, Malaysia's durian exports, to China in particular, have soared, driven mainly by prized varieties like the Musang King - a buttery, bittersweet fruit largely grown in Raub that the Chinese have dubbed the "
'No one move!': The agonising silence as Venezuela rescuers listen for survivors
On a large and unstable mountain of concrete, iron and dust, dozens of people remove debris, hoping to find survivors or bodies.
Suddenly everything stops. There are shouts, people running, embracing each other. A rescuer thinks he can hear a voice under the rubble.
"Oh my God, thank you," cries a woman. "Really?" asks another, incredulous.
The hopeful news spreads quickly around the Mariola and Maribel Residences, near a beach in La Guaira that prior to Wednesday's earthquakes
Osaka 'pays love and respect to Japan' in Wimbledon kimono
Naomi Osaka has long been renowned for dazzling crowds with her on-court outfits - but making that compatible with Wimbledon's strict dress code required special inspiration.
Japan's four-time major winner paid tribute to her nation's culture by arriving for her opening match at the All England Club in an elegant, full-length kimono, entirely white to adhere to the tournament's rules.
It comes after the 28-year-old sparkled in a glittering gold tennis dress that resembled "the Eiffel
One big win and three defeats for Trump in dramatic day at Supreme Court
Nearly 100 years ago, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that Democratic President Franklin Delano Roosevelt did not have unchecked power to replace commissioners on regulatory agencies set up by Congress to be insulated from presidential authority.
On Monday, facing a challenge by Republican Trump, the court decisively scrapped that precedent.
"Subordinates who exercise the president's power are subject to removal by him," Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in the majority opinion. "Then, and only then, can they remain accountable to the president, and
The Ring and Lilo & Stitch actress Daveigh Chase died of Aids
Chase's father, John David Schwallier, told the New York Times at the time of her death that she had been homeless and living in Los Angeles with her boyfriend before her passing.
The former child star began acting at four years old, booking her first Hollywood job when she was seven, but she retired from acting full time in 2015, her manager said.
Her first TV role in Hollywood at age seven was a small part in the popular Melissa Joan Hart-led sitcom Sabrina the Teenage
Aftershock frays nerves as many Venezuelans left to fend for themselves
In El Junquito, a mountainous area west of Caracas, residents told Reuters agency they had seen few public officials, while farmers and other residents have been providing basic supplies to the community.
"We are waiting for answers, for debris to be cleaned up, for inspections, for people who have been really affected to be helped," resident Keily Ibarra, 33, told Reuters.
On Monday Rodríguez said more than 25,000 emergency workers, police officers and soldiers had been assisting Venezuelans
South African leader warns anti-migrant protesters ahead of unofficial deadline
People intending to protest against migrants should do so without "intimidation, threats or ultimatums", President Cyril Ramaphosa has warned on the eve of an unofficial deadline for undocumented foreigners to leave South Africa.
Several thousand citizens of other African countries have already left the country in recent weeks fearing violence.
One undocumented Malawian told the BBC he was "happy to be going back" but "heartbroken" to be leaving behind four young children.
As protests have ramped up in recent months, Ramaphosa has repeatedly warned demonstrators to act peacefully