A Chinese factory worker was left heartbroken and financially devastated after his fiancée, who claimed to be a military officer, vanished after allegedly fleecing him and his family out of 650,000 yuan (US$91,000). The 30-something man, surnamed Ji, who had only met the woman a handful of times over an eight-year period, had been under…
Wild boars are a growing menace to China’s cities, where the animals have attacked people and wreaked havoc on property, prompting authorities to deploy funds and hunting teams to tackle the problem. Videos on social media and television reports have recorded multiple cases of boars encroaching on urban areas, in some cases charging through enclosed…
H5N1 bird flu has been detected in a pig in the US for the first time, sparking concern that the virus could become better at infecting and spreading between humans. The animal was found in a backyard farm in the US state of Oregon that was also home to H5N1-infected poultry, the US Department for…