A refinery is illuminated in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Tuesday evening, April 5, 2022. 

Assessing the impact of sanctions on Putin’s war effort

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A refinery is illuminated in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Tuesday evening, April 5, 2022. 

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Russia’s military continues to target Ukrainian civilians, with revelations of possible war crimes committed in the Kyiv suburb of Bucha. Most countries, including the US, have responded with more sanctions. What impact does economic pressure have on Vladimir Putin’s war effort? And, the United Kingdom’s government has promised to ban the discredited practice of conversion therapy. But this week, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that the ban does not include transgender and nonbinary people. Plus, Orizaba Peak is home to one of Mexico’s last glaciers, and it’s melting, leaving 2 million people at risk of losing their water supply. Restoration efforts are underway.

In This Episode

How economic pressure is impacting Russia
Backyard bunkers
Life of a professor in war-time Ukraine
Shooting suspect killed following attack in Tel Aviv
Israeli govt hanging by a thread. The culprit? Bread.
UK govt to exclude transgender community from conversion therapy ban
El Salvador anti-gang law targets media
Sparse trees seen near Orizaba Peak in Mexico
As Mexico’s last glaciers melt, communities that depend on mountain springs scramble to find solutions
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Mexicans to vote on presidential recall
Sea lions at the all-you-can-eat buffet