Lego leaves Russia
Posted by Jimmy Cooper / July 13, 2022Lego has shut down its store in Russia, laying off 90 employees. Russia is struggling as business continue to leave. Russia’s replacement for McDonald’s, which left Russia for good after doing business there for 30 years, is suffering from mold and bugs, according to reports. Most recently, they’ve had to pull french fries from the menu …
Read MoreRussian apartment block attack kills 34
Posted by Robert Leonard / July 13, 2022A Russian attack on a Ukrainian apartment block has killed 34, making it one of the deadliest attacks on civilians so far. The Ukrainian defense minister has announced the country hopes to build a “million-strong army” to beat back the Russians. The Russian military is beginning to amass reserves on the Ukraine border. Two-hundred Russian …
Read MoreUN report: economic system driving climate crisis
Posted by Catherine Reed / July 12, 2022A report from the UN suggests that an economic system built on short-term profit is destroying the environment, and without changing that system we will never be able to fix the environment. A recent UN report reveals that the earth is set to lease 1,000 wild animal species to extinction. According to a landmark study, …
Read MoreUkraine hopes to build “million-strong army”
Posted by Robert Leonard / July 12, 2022The Ukrainian defense minister has announced the country hopes to build a “million-strong army” to beat back the Russians. The Russian military is beginning to amass reserves on the Ukraine border. Two-hundred Russian soldiers have been killed and another 300 wounded following a Ukrainian attack on a Russian base. A Canadian fighting for the Ukrainian …
Read MoreRussia gathering reserves on Ukraine border
Posted by Annie May / July 11, 2022The Russian military is beginning to amass reserves on the Ukraine border. Two-hundred Russian soldiers have been killed and another 300 wounded following a Ukrainian attack on a Russian base. A Canadian fighting for the Ukrainian army has issued a plea for more weapons and money (to buy weapons). Two weeks ago, Australia sent ammunition …
Read MoreEarth set to lose 1k mammals to extinction
Posted by Thomas Bush / July 11, 2022A recent UN report reveals that the earth is set to lease 1,000 wild animal species to extinction. According to a landmark study, 1 in 5 people rely on logging, fishing, and hunting for their daily needs, but their practices may not be sustainable, “driving extinction” levels ever higher. California is banning single-use plastics. India …
Read MoreRussian politician gets 7 years in prison for denouncing war
Posted by Annie May / July 10, 2022Alexei Gorinov, a Moscow politician, has been imprisoned for 7 years for denouncing the Ukrainian war. Russia seems to be returning to the Soviet era as Putin encourages Russian citizens to snitch on anyone who criticizes the war in Ukraine. Putin has also threatened ex-Soviet states should they defy Russia. What is more, Russian warships …
Read MoreNearly 1k firefighters battling blaze in southeast France
Posted by Annie May / July 10, 2022Around 900 firefighters are battling a wildfire in southeast France, the result of drought, bad winds, and hot weather. In other climate news, researchers are finding more and more evidence that microplastics are everywhere: in the air, in the sea, and even within our very bodily organs. California is banning single-use plastics. India and Canada …
Read MoreUnsustainable natural resource harvesting “driving extinction”
Posted by Annie May / July 9, 2022According to a landmark study, 1 in 5 people rely on logging, fishing, and hunting for their daily needs, but their practices may not be sustainable, “driving extinction” levels ever higher. California is banning single-use plastics. India and Canada are also set to ban single-use plastics in order to combat environmental pollution and climate change. …
Read MoreRussian McDonald’s pulls fries from the menu due to lack of potatoes
Posted by Robert Leonard / July 9, 2022Russia’s replacement for McDonald’s, which left Russia for good after doing business there for 30 years, is suffering from mold and bugs, according to reports. Most recently, they’ve had to pull french fries from the menu after the country has run low on potatoes. The German industrial giant Siemens is planning to leave Russia after almost …
Read MoreFreed Ukrainian medic accuses Russian captors of torture
Posted by Jimmy Cooper / July 8, 2022A recently-released Ukrainian medic has accused her Russian guards of torture. Ireland has joined several other nations in labeling Russia’s actions in Ukraine genocide. Lithuania has also called Russia’s war in Ukraine a genocide, and it has also labeled Russia a terror state. According to the Pentagon, Ukrainians are being sent to Russia against their …
Read MoreA grateful Zelensky says Western weapons finally making an impact on front line
Posted by Annie May / July 8, 2022Ukrainian President Zelensky, grateful for Western weapons, said that they are finally making a “powerful” impact on the front lines. After weapons flooded into Ukraine, especially long-range missiles from the US, the Ukrainian military warned Russia that they were bringing the fight to them. Australia is sending more ammunition to Ukraine, in response to Zelensky’s …
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