Ukraine regions. Illustration: Peter Fitzgerald/Wikimedia Commons BY MOHAMMAD AL-AZAR AND LEON ELIA Crimean parliament votes to join Russia On Thursday the parliament in Crimea voted to join Russia, and its Russian-backed government has set a referendum within 10 days of the decision in an escalation of the issue over the Ukrainian Black Sea […]
Climate council: heat waves start earlier, last longer and occur more frequently. Photo: Gerald Simmons/flickr BY CHLOE TAYLOR Another record breaking summer for Australia The Climate Council’s ‘Angry Summer’ report has analysed climate data for 2013-2014 summer. Adelaide experienced 13 days over 40 degrees and a recording breaking 11 days over 42C, with […]
BY RIPSIME OVSEPYAN Ukraine’s government has reacted to aggressive Russian movements in Crimea, with the country’s acting president Oleksandr Turchinov declaring that Ukrainian soldiers have prepared an army to defend the eastern regions of the country. This has led to an agglomeration of soldiers and military equipment on the country’s border with Russia, despite the […]
