Day 54 Lockdown - Round the globe

Round the Globe

Welcome! Today brings a kind of part 2 to blog number 49. Enjoy!

1. In Chicago, USA, horse-drawn carriages are to be banned from the city by 2021. The announcement was made after the city council voted not to issue any carriage licences from the start of next year, or renew old ones. The horse-drawn carriages are popular with tourists but some people believe it to be a cruel way to treat horses. 
2. The US Women's football team has been dismissed a case on equal pay throughout the team. The women believe that they are being underpaid compared to the men's team. They have accused the US soccer federation for under pay but the judge merely told them that they are paid the same as the men. SCAM!
3. In Londinières, France, grey wolves have returned for the first time in over 100 years. Wolves disappeared around that area and Normandy in the 19th century and from the whole of France in 1930 because of hunting. They started to re-enter France from Italy in the 1990s when they crossed the Alps.
4. In Iceland, one of the strongest men on the world has broken a record. On 2nd May, Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson set a world record when he deadlifted 501 kilograms at a gym in Iceland. A deadlift is when someone lifts weight in a standing position without any support. Bjornsson, who weighs 205kg, was named the world's strongest man in 2018. 
5. In Berlin, Germany, climate protests have been staged. In the capital, protesters have found a way to continue their demonstrations over climate change, despite the Covid-19 outbreak consequences. Climate change refers to long term weather changes that are unusual compared to before. On 24th April, volunteers from the Fridays for Future group laid out messages along the ground of the city. Amazing isn't it!

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