Introduction

The biggest sanctions programme ever imposed on a major economy is still being tightened. America and europe have frozen russia's currency reserves, while global businesses have left the country. 32 years after the first macdonalds opened in russia, the franchises were sold to a russian oligarch,. On sunday, the company began opera under a different name. And if you're driving through france this summer, you may notice an unusually large number of bridges under construction. They're built for wild life, to try to reduce the number of animals killed by drivers.