In Dagestan, animal rights activists demanded to stop the uncontrolled shooting of dogs, which began after the death of a girl from stray animal bites in Makhachkala. Makhachkala resident Anna Makarova created a petition “Stop shooting stray dogs in the Republic of Dagestan,” which has already collected almost 13.5 thousand signatures out of 15 thousand required. “After an attack by a pack of dogs on a girl, active shooting of dogs began throughout Dagestan.

The Russian Investigative Committee for the Tver Region opened a criminal case after a fire in the Tver children's hospital. According to the press service of the department, the case was opened under the article “Negligence”. On the night of February 23-24, the building of the Children's Regional Hospital on an area of ​​about 1,200 square meters caught fire. As a result, the roof collapsed and property worth over seven and a half million rubles was damaged.

Adidas has launched a Parley swim collection made from recycled ocean plastic. This is how the famous brand strives to solve the problem of ocean pollution. Plastic, industrial waste and fishing nets are used to produce professional equipment, according to the official Adidas website. Non-profit organizations and environmental activists are helping to remove trash from the ocean. It is then subjected to mechanical and chemical cleaning. The result is a nylon base that is converted into threads.

Third-grader from Novosibirsk Polina Kuzina received the All-Russian public-state award “Warm Heart 2017” - the girl won in the “Children-Heroes” category for saving a drowning child. According to the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia for the Novosibirsk Region, the Foundation for Socio-Cultural Initiatives presents an award to children and youth who selflessly helped people or who themselves overcame difficult life situations.

Why should we learn to brew tea? They say that about five thousand years ago, the legendary Yan-di, a divine farmer lived in China. He invented agricultural tools and taught people to grow grain. He was also the god of healing: he collected wild plants and used them to save people from pain. Without afraid to sacrifice himself, he tried on himself the effect of herbs.

In the UK, supermarket chain Waitrose has started using delivery trucks that are fueled with biomethane made from food waste, reports psfk.com. The biofuel supplier is CNG Fuels. Waitrose has already added 10 trucks to its fleet. It is expected that the use of such fuel will reduce carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere by 70%.