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New York CNN  —  Chinese billionaire and proclaimed dissident Guo Wengui was arrested Wednesday and charged with defrauding thousands of followers out of more than $1 billion through complex investment schemes, US prosecutors announced Wednesday. Guo, a staunch critic of the Chinese government who is exiled in Manhattan and close to former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon, was taken into custody in New York on Wednesday morning. He is charged with defrauding or misappropriating investor money using different schemes, including his media company GTV Media Group, a farm loan program through Himalaya Farm Alliance, and a cryptocurrency called Himalaya Coin. Guo is also known as Ho Wan Kwok and Miles Guo. Prosecutors said instead of using the money the way he promised potential investors, Guo directed the funds to invest in a hedge fund to benefit GTV and a relative, to cover the maintenance payments for his $37 million, 145-foot…

Budget 2023: Pensions tax cut for all is wrong, Labour leader says - BBC News Source

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Henry Arundell came off the bench to score a try in England's win over Italy last monthVenue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin Date: Saturday, 18 March Kick-off: 17:00 GMTCoverage: Listen on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio Ulster; follow live text commentary on the BBC Sport website and appWing Henry Arundell will make his first England start while Owen Farrell returns at fly-half for their final Six Nations game against Ireland.Farrell comes back in as captain at 10 after being dropped for Marcus Smith in the record home defeat by France.Manu Tuilagi is named at inside centre for the injured Ollie Lawrence for his first England appearance under England head coach Steve Borthwick.David Ribbans replaces the injured Ollie Chessum in the second row.Chessum is set to have surgery on a fracture dislocation of his left ankle, which he suffered in training.Arundell has impressed off the bench in this year's tournament and…

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN  —  NASA and Texas-based company Axiom Space have revealed a new spacesuit design — and it could be these very suits that are eventually worn by the first woman and person of color to walk on the moon. The spacesuits unveiled by Axiom Space at Space Center Houston on Wednesday are prototypes, though the company says it will be delivering spacesuits that can be used for astronaut training by late summer. The company won a contract last year to produce the suits for NASA. The new design, which looked black with blue and orange detailing for the unveiling, appeared to take on a vastly different aesthetic than the puffy white suits worn by moonwalkers of the 20th century. However, Axiom Space noted in a news release that its suits…

Ivan Toney has scored 16 Premier League goals so far for Brentford this seasonEngland manager Gareth Southgate has picked uncapped striker Ivan Toney in the squad for this month's Euro 2024 qualifiers against Italy and Ukraine.Brentford's Toney, 27, is the second-highest English goalscorer in the Premier League this season with 16 goals, behind Tottenham's Harry Kane.However, he is facing a potential ban from the game having accepted breaking Football Association betting rules.England travel to Italy on 23 March and host Ukraine at Wembley on 26 March.The matches will be England's first since they were knocked out by France in the World Cup quarter-final in December.Liverpool right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold is one of five players picked for the tournament in Qatar who are not in Southgate's latest 25-man squad.The others are defenders Conor Coady and Ben White, striker Callum Wilson and the injured Raheem Sterling.Chelsea's right-back Reece James and left-back Ben Chilwell…

Blackmore and Envoi Allen won by two and three-quarter lengthsEnvoi Allen bounced back to his best to win the Ryanair Chase as jockey Rachael Blackmore and trainer Henry de Bromhead scored another big Cheltenham win.Favourite Shishkin was runner-up after some awkward jumps while Blackmore had a smoother passage on the 13-2 winner.Blackmore and De Bromhead took the Mares' Hurdle with Honeysuckle on Tuesday, six months after the trainer's son Jack died in a riding accident.Meanwhile, 33-1 shot Sire Du Berlais landed a dramatic Stayers' Hurdle.Mark Walsh rode the winner for trainer Gordon Elliott, with favourite Teahupoo promoted to second and 40-1 shot Dashel Drasher demoted from second to third after a stewards' inquiry.Victory for Angels Dawn, under Patrick King for Sam Curling, in the concluding Kim Muir Chase meant Ireland retain the Prestbury Cup with 15 wins to Great Britain's six with a day to go.Shiskin beaten as Envoi Allen…

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CNN  —  Argentina is grappling with an unprecedented late-summer heatwave as temperatures soar to record-breaking levels – causing crops to wither, helping wildfires spread and adding huge pressure to a country already facing an economic crisis. The country’s summer, which technically runs from December to February, was by far the hottest on record, according to Maximiliano Herrara, a climatologist who tracks extreme temperatures across the globe. And, so far, March has offered no relief. Temperatures during the first 10 days of March were 8 to 10 degrees Celsius (14 to 18 degrees Fahrenheit) above normal in east-central Argentina, according to the country’s National Meteorological Service. These temperature anomalies, which have persisted over huge areas, are unprecedented, Herrara told CNN. “There is nothing similar that has ever happened in climatic history in Argentina at this scale.” Herrara said he had expected a “scorching summer” in Argentina due to the impacts of…