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Fisheries minister says rehoming Marineland’s cetaceans in China would only ‘perpetuate the treatment’ the whales have endured
’s government has refused a request by the beleaguered Marineland theme park to export its remaining 30 beluga to China due to concerns that the whales will face further mistreatment.
Marineland, an amusement park, zoo and aquarium in Niagara Falls, has one of the largest captive whale populations in the world, and has long been mired in controversy amid reports of for the animals on display.

Two Denver-area companies and three of the businesses' top executives are facing federal charges for allegedly defrauding the government on sales of forklifts and trying to dodge tariffs on equipment ...

Two Denver-area companies and three of the businesses’ top executives are facing federal charges for allegedly defrauding the government on sales of forklifts and trying to dodge tariffs on ...

Liu Jianchao, previously tipped to be next foreign minister, has not been seen publicly in months
China’s ruling Communist party (CCP) has replaced the head of its powerful international department two months after he disappeared from public life.
Liu Jianchao, an influential official who had been widely tipped to be the next foreign minister, was reportedly while returning from an overseas trip in late July. He has not been seen publicly since.

Hundreds of students accepted on courses facing costs and even deportation after being told to defer studies until 2026
Hundreds of international students accepted on courses by University College London have been left in limbo and facing thousands of pounds in costs, after the university admitted it had run out of places just days before many were due to start.
About 200 students from China alone have been affected after UCL exceeded its visa allocations for the coming academic year, with the university initially telling the students that they would have to defer their studies until 2026.

Hospitals in China and the U.S. differ significantly in payment models, admission processes, and daily care practices, reflecting cultural and systemic variations. Despite these differences, both ...

The Philippine Coast Guard confiscated a Chinese-made autonomous underwater vessel operating within the country’s waters in the South China Sea over the weekend, marking the latest seizure of ...

Mission Local could only identify three Chinese-speaking deportation attorneys in the Bay Area, an undersized team serving hundreds.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers and BHP CEO Mike Henry to discuss reports of Chinese iron ore blockade

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The treasurer, Jim Chalmers, will meet with the boss of BHP amid a shock report that the world’s largest mining company faces a Chinese blockade on its iron ore shipments.
Beijing’s state iron ore buyer has told steelmakers to pause imports of BHP ore, amid hardball negotiations over the price of the crucial resource, on Tuesday.

Release comes after a Guardian investigation revealed US pullback on anti-trafficking efforts, which Trump officials denied
The US Department of State has released a long-delayed, legally required report on human trafficking after by the Guardian and from Congress.
The , which details conditions in the United States and more than 185 countries, was initially scheduled for release at an event in June featuring the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, the Guardian has reported, but the event was scrapped and staff at the state department office charged with leading the federal government’s fight against human trafficking were cut by more 70%.
Aaron Glantz is a fellow at Stanford University’s Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences
Bernice Yeung is managing editor at the investigative reporting program at UC Berkeley Journalism
Noy Thrupkaew is a reporter and director of partnerships at Type Investigations

UK police seized crypto worth over £5bn from Zhimin Qian, who was known as 'the goddess of wealth'.

Influential postmodern British architect best known for the MI6 building on the Thames
Terry Farrell, who has died aged 87, was arguably the most influential and prolific of the architects associated with the British postmodern movement.
At the start of his private practice in 1965 he worked in partnership with , and a few years later he seemed destined to join and Norman Foster as a pioneer, the first movement in British architecture to achieve worldwide recognition since the arts and crafts designers of the late 19th century.