Daily news briefing 27th July 2022

Dutch Farmers’ Dirty Protest Covers Roads in Manure & Hay


Furious Dutch farmers protested against nitrogen emissions laws by pouring manure and hay onto roads across the country, setting fire to scattered piles and causing kilometer-long traffic jams.

Farmers are demanding authorities repeal the law on reducing nitrogen emissions, which they say have pushed a third of farms to the verge of bankruptcy as farmers are forced to send cows - a key source of nitrogen emissions - to the slaughterhouse.

The Dutch farmers’ latest protest follows their action that covered the Minister of Nature and Nitrogen’s house with hay last month and clashes with cops earlier in July.



75 percent of Democrats voters want Biden out



75 percent of Democrats someone other than Biden in next Presidential Election - Poll

A new CNN poll found that around 3/4 of Democratic and Democratic-leaning voters want a fresh face in 2024.

The results come as the US president’s approval ratings remain dismally low (in the 30s) with Americans discontented by the state of the country and the economy.



At least 4 dead in 7.1 Magnitude Philippines earthquake Philippines



A huge earthquake that struck the northern Philippine island of Luzon on Wednesday has killed at least four people and injured 60 more, with tremors felt in the capital Manila and forcing some evacuations and public transport to be stopped.

Around 173 buildings were damaged - including one hospital in Abra province that partially collapsed without any casualties - while 58 landslides were also reported.

The epicenter itself was reportedly a relatively shallow 10km below the earth’s surface, with the quake itself lasting around 30 seconds.



Johnson Invokes Churchill Spirit in Zelensky Award Ceremony



UK PM Boris Johnson told Vladimir Zelensky that “Churchill would have cheered and probably wept too” at the Ukrainian President’s leadership in a videolink ceremony Tuesday.

Johnson added that he could imagine the spirit of Britain’s wartime leader “walking with you” and jabbing the way ahead with his walking stick” as he awarded Zelensky the Sir Winston Churchill Leadership Award.

The mutual backslapping continued as Zelensky claimed the award was Johnson’s as well for showing continued support.


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