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Guo Wengui gets 30 years for fraud

Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui was sentenced to 30 years in U.S. prison after a fraud conviction tied to investment schemes prosecutors said raised more than $1 billion. A federal judge said the fraud cost more than 1,000 victims worldwide hundreds of millions of dollars.

Aftershock rattles Venezuela as quake response draws anger

A magnitude 4.6 aftershock shook Venezuela’s quake-hit coast as residents in La Guaira said they were still leading searches with limited official help. The government says at least 1,719 people have died, while international aid and rescue teams continue to arrive.