Giorno: 11 Ottobre 2022

CCP Harassing Chinese Dissident in Netherlands, Victim Says

Read More A 21-year-old Chinese dissident, living in the Netherlands, says he has been constantly harassed in recent months by what he believes are Chinese agents and individuals hired by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Wang Jingyu, from Chongqing, China, is living in exile. He expressed his support to Hong Kong protesters on social media […]

Power giants to face windfall tax after all as Liz Truss delivers U-turn

Read More Renewable power companies will have their revenues capped in England and Wales, after the government bowed to pressure to clamp down on runaway profits. The announcement late on Tuesday night provoked immediate accusations that Downing Street had performed “another screeching U-turn” – having previously rejected calls to impose a windfall tax on power […]

Florida university student groups ‘reject’ Sasse appointment as president, force forum with staff to go online

Post Content The choice of Republican Senator Ben Sasse as the new president of the University of Florida has sparked opposition from some student organizations at the sprawling central Florida campus. Left-leaning organizations across the 50,000 student body began organizing protests against Sasse’s hiring immediately following the announcement that Sasse was the sole finalist to […]

White House teases student loan handout application form

Post Content The Biden administration’s plan to hand out up to $20,000 in individual student debt relief will rely on a brief self-certification form, according to a preview of the application webpage released to reporters on Tuesday. The application, which White House officials said will go live later this month, requires applicants to list their […]

UK spy chief says rise of China world’s top security issue

The head of Britain’s cyber-intelligence agency on Tuesday accused China of trying to “rewrite the rules of international security,” saying Beijing is using its economic and technological clout to clamp down at home and exert control abroad. Jeremy Fleming, director of GCHQ, said that despite war raging in Europe since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Beijing’s […]

After COVID-19 cases tripled over the holiday, Chinese cities are imposing fresh lockdowns

Chinese cities were imposing fresh lockdowns and travel restrictions after the number of new daily COVID-19 cases tripled during a weeklong holiday, ahead of a major Communist Party meeting in Beijing next week. The latest lockdown started Monday in Fenyang city in northern China’s Shanxi province after a preliminary positive case was found in citywide […]