The Daily Populous

Tuesday December 26th, 2023 morning edition

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In a bid to bolster its dwindling forces in Ukraine, russia appears to be turning to unconventional means.

Reports indicate recruitment efforts underway in the Kursk region, aiming to fill the ranks of a newly formed African Corps with 50-100 soldiers and officers.

This development suggests a potential shift in strategy, replacing Wagner PMC mercenaries with African recruits for deployment to the warzone, National Resistance Center of Ukraine reports.

Burkina Faso emerges as the target zone for this unconventional recruitment drive, raising concerns about the potential for further destabilization in the region.

The primary objective, it seems, is to establish training grounds for local fighters and facilitate the influx of fresh mercenary waves to sustain the war in Ukraine.

Recruitment drive in Burkina Faso raises concerns about regional destabilization and the human cost of the conflict / Photo credit: National Resistance Center of Ukraine.

The pursuit of easy gains through mercenary recruitment ultimately proves illusory, as the price for perpetuating violence continues to rise. »

Animal shelter in Pennsylvania empty for first time in 47 years

Authored by theguardian.com

An animal shelter in Pennsylvania reached a milestone this Christmas season, celebrating one of the rare moments where less is more.

The Adams county SPCA, which houses dogs, cats and other homeless, abandoned or lost animals, was empty for the first time in 47 years, according to a Facebook post from the shelter, reported by CNN.

The shelter said 598 animals had been adopted, while 125 strays had been reunited with their owners. »

Marjorie Taylor Greene 'Swatted' on Christmas Day

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Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican, said she was "swatted" on Christmas Day.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks with reporters at the U.S. Capitol Building on October 19, 2023, in Washington, DC.

Greene said she was "swatted" on Christmas day. »

Fired after helping a resident call 911, nursing home worker sues care facility

Authored by iowacapitaldispatch.com

A certified nursing assistant who claims she was fired from a nursing home for helping an injured resident call 911 is now suing her former employer.

Kandus Jellison is suing Care Initiatives of West Des Moines, one of Iowa’s largest nursing home chains, in Polk County District Court.

Jellison had worked at one of the chain’s nursing homes, Oakwood Specialty Care in Albia, since February 2021 and was fired in June 2022. »

Iceland’s ‘bike whisperer’: the vigilante who finds stolen bicycles – and helps thieves change

Authored by theguardian.com
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Known as the Reykjavík “bike whisperer”, people across his home city turn to him for help to find their missing bicycles, tools and even cars.

Often, he says, bike thieves hand over bikes without being asked and some former bike thieves have started to help him.

“Many times someone sees a bike hidden in a bush, takes a picture and then someone else comments ‘hey that’s my bike’. »