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Toronto-Dominion Bank was sued by a group of former employees who claim they were improperly fired from their jobs amid disclosure of widespread criminal money laundering through bank branches.

Exclusive: A top official in Beijing’s Cop delegation says China is committed to clean energy – but US’s absence is a problem
China is committed to the energy transition needed to avert climate breakdown – but does not want to take the lead alone in the absence of the US, one of the country’s senior advisers has told the Guardian.
Wang Yi said China would provide more money to vulnerable countries, but the EU’s climate commissioner has warned Beijing is not doing enough to cut emissions.

Washington County Circuit Court Judge Brandon Thompson found Jacob Michael Anderson guilty of bias crime and reckless driving. He sentenced Anderson to 120 days in jail and suspended his driver’s ...

After MI5 issues China espionage alert to parliament, Luke Pollard says message should be heeded by all citizens

Ordinary UK citizens need to watch out for online contact with Chinese spies, the defence minister has said, after MI5 issued an espionage alert to parliament.
Luke Pollard said a warning given to parliamentarians on Tuesday that China was attempting to recruit individuals with access to sensitive information should also be heeded by the public at large.

Beijing reimposes 2023 ban, citing Japan PM’s comment that military would respond to Chinese attack on island
China has suspended imports of Japanese seafood again, as the fallout over the Japanese prime minister’s comments about Taiwan continues to escalate in one of worst bilateral disputes in years.
The ban was first reported on Wednesday by the Japanese outlets Kyodo News and NHK, and appeared to be confirmed by China’s foreign ministry, which said there was “no market for Japanese seafood in the current climate”.

The Tesla Model Y and Model 3 are still global favorites. But Chinese electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids dominate the rest of the list.

The Tesla Model Y and Model 3 are still global favorites. But Chinese electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids dominate the rest of the list.

Decades ago, a Chinese village became an official symbol of revolutionary “self-reliance.” The slogan hasn’t changed, but nearly everything else has.

Her partner is in ICE detention. Her last hope? Marrying him inside an ICE detention center, an unusual and complicated undertaking.

Although some Silicon Valley executives paint China as the enemy, Chinese brains continue to play a major role in U.S. research.

Britain’s domestic intelligence agency said China was using headhunters to gather intelligence from lawmakers and parliamentary staff members.

Dan Jarvis gives Commons statement after MI5 alert about LinkedIn profiles of Amanda Qiu and Shirly Shen
MPs and peers have been told they face “a covert and calculated” attempt to recruit parliamentarians through two LinkedIn profiles linked to the Chinese intelligence service.
After MI5 issued an espionage alert on Tuesday, saying that two people were operating on LinkedIn to obtain “non-public and insider insights”, the security minister, Dan Jarvis, told MPs the effort was focused on those “with access to sensitive information about parliament and the UK government”.