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A group of Chinese students studying in the UK wrote Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) propaganda slogans with red paint on a street art wall in East London, and posted video of it on social media in recent days. This prompted others to spray anti-communist messages to cover or alter the pro-CCP slogans. Brick Lane in London’s East End is known for its art walls, boutiques, antiques shops, and markets. Last weekend, a group of Chinese students sprayed the CCP’s 24-character propaganda slogan of the “core socialist values” in huge red simplified Chinese characters over white background, which covered the popular…

Court records from Hunter Biden’s imperiled plea deal with the Department of Justice (DOJ) divulge details on more than $2.6 million the first son received from China and affiliates of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Earlier, the DOJ announced a plea agreement with Mr. Biden, President Joe Biden’s son, whereby he would plead guilty to two misdemeanor tax crimes and would have a felony gun charge diverted. During a July 26 hearing on his plea deal with the DOJ, Mr. Hunter Biden admitted to having received money from the Chinese energy firm CEFC. In exhibit 1 of his plea agreement, prosecutors went more in-depth…

An Ecuadorian presidential candidate known for speaking up against cartels and corruption was shot and killed Wednesday at a political rally in the capital, amid a startling wave of gang-driven violence in the South American country. President Guillermo Lasso confirmed the assassination of Fernando Villavicencio and suggested organized crime was behind his slaying, less than two weeks before the Aug. 20 presidential election. “I assure you that this crime will not go unpunished,” Lasso said in a statement. “Organized crime has gone too far, but they will feel the full weight of the law.” Ecuador’s attorney general’s office said that one suspect died…

West Ham had a £20m bid for Harry Maguire rejected last month but now they are cautiously optimistic about completing the signing from Manchester United; personal terms are not expected to be a problem but there is still work to do on the details of his exit. West Ham have an agreement in principle with Manchester United to sign defender Harry Maguire in a deal worth in the region of £30m. Personal terms are not expected to be a problem but there is still work to do on the details of his exit from United. West Ham, though, are cautiously…

Angela Sena, a Toronto Catholic school teacher who was fired from her job after a mask dispute and altercation outside a Starbucks store during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, has been reinstated to her position. A grievance was brought by Ms. Sena’s union and, in a decision released on Aug. 2, arbitrator Bram Herlich ruled that the teacher’s termination was to be rescinded and replaced with a one-month suspension. He ordered that Ms. Sena be compensated for any monetary losses related to being fired, and to be reinstated to her job without loss of seniority or benefits. The incident that led to…

Gordon Brothers, specialist investor in Britain’s Wilko, was exploring a bid to rescue the struggling retail chain, Sky News reported on Tuesday. The discount retail chain, which sells homeware and household goods, had received indicative offers to help recapitalise itself but none of them were able to provide sufficient liquidity in the time needed, putting 12,000 jobs on the line. Gordon Brothers, which backs British high street names like Laura Ashley, was in talks with Wilko’s advisers about structuring a potential deal, Sky said citing sources. Wilko declined to comment on the Sky report, while Gordon Brothers did not immediately respond to…

Confidence in the UK’s electoral regulator has been thrown into question after it emerged a hostile cyber-attack accessing the data of 40 million voters went undetected for a year and the public was not told for another 10 months. The Electoral Commission apologised for the security breach in which the names and addresses of all voters registered between 2014 and 2022 were open to “hostile actors” as far back as August 2021. The attack was discovered last October and reported within 72 hours to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), as well as the National Crime Agency. However, the public has only now…

Chelsea’s new owners reported their own club to UEFA and the Premier League after their takeover in 2022; If found guilty of rules breaches, sanctions could include a fine or points deduction; in July, UEFA fined Chelsea £8.6m for incomplete financial information. The Premier League is investigating Chelsea for potential financial rule breaches during Roman Abramovich’s ownership of the club. Chelsea’s new owners reported their own club to UEFA and the Premier League after their takeover last summer. At present, Chelsea have not been charged with anything by the Premier League. If they were found guilty of rule breaches, sanctions could include a fine or…

Now might be a good time to start buying some shares in the French. It was a bracingly chilly night on Australia’s south coast, and as France comfortably despatched the World Cup’s last African representatives there was a devastating coldness to their movements, the poise and purpose of a team beginning to move through the gears at just the right time. Their quarter-final against the hosts at Brisbane on Saturday morning promises to be one of the defining games of this tournament, a tantalising collision of Aussie guts and French guile, a gourmet feast of titanic battles: Sam Kerr against…

England will play either Colombia or Jamaica in the quarter finals England fans celebrated outside the Brisbane Football Stadium after their penalty shootout victory over Nigeria. The teams remained scoreless at the end of extra time, but England pulled through with a 4-2 win on penalties. England played with 10 women through extra-time after forward Lauren James, their top scorer with three goals in the group stage, was sent off in the 87th minute for an ill-tempered stamp on the back of Michelle Alozie after the two went down in a tangled heap. Despite Nigeria’s loss, fans were still proud…