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Radically rewriting world and Chinese history without solid proof could threaten China’s international image and national identity, a leading Communist Party journal has warned.
There has been a growing trend to promote a less Western-centric view of history in recent years, while Beijing has also been keen to promote the idea that Chinese civilisation has a long and continuous history.
But at the same time, the so-called pseudo-historical school – which has cast doubt on the origins of Western…

Music icon Art Garfunkel/Image: Getty Images Art Garfunkel, the eight-time Grammy-winning singer, says he is considering leaving the United States because of his opposition to President Donald Trump’s administration.“I don’t like America’s position at all,” Garfunkel said in an interview with The Guardian. “I’m not aboard, and I’m thinking of leaving the country, frankly.”The 84-year-old musician said Trump’s policies and actions had left him alarmed, while also expressing concern about climate change, rising water levels and global hunger.Garfunkel questioned the administration’s approach to Venezuela, asking whether taking control of another country had become acceptable under “the new rules.”“When Donald Trump took over Venezuela, are those the new rules? Just take over a country and run it? It’s shocking,” he said.Garfunkel has supported Trump’s political opponents, including Bernie Sanders, and has long identified with liberal politics.Although he criticised the current administra..

Bernhard Fritsch, a fugitive ex-CEO, is wanted by the FBI after $35 million fraud conviction. He was once a tech entrepreneur with Hollywood connections, a Malibu mansion and a startup that promised to help celebrities and influencers make money from their online fame. Now, German-born entrepreneur Bernhard Eugen Fritsch is a fugitive wanted by the FBI, which has offered a reward of up to $150,000 for information leading to his arrest and conviction.The 65-year-old former CEO was recently added to the FBI’s newly created Most Wanted Fraudsters list after fleeing the US following his conviction for wire fraud. The FBI believes Fritsch is now living in or around Munich, Germany.Social media scamFritsch's alleged fraud centred on StarClub Inc, a technology company he founded in California. The company developed software and an app called StarSite that purportedly allowed celebrities and social media influencers to monetise their brand endorsements.Between January 2014 and August 2017..

The US military says it has struck three Iranian oil tankers after Navy warships were targeted with missiles.
The military’s statement on Saturday said an aircraft carrier and a destroyer evaded “multiple unprovoked Iranian attacks” and no US personnel were hurt.
It said two Iranian oil carriers were “permanently disabled” and the third, unladen one, was destroyed.
The US statement said the tankers were part of a shadow network helping to fund Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard (IRGC).
“Let the…