An ombudswoman has claimed that diets lacking animal proteins should be outlawed for minors Vegetarianism and raw food diets should be legally banned for minors in Russia as they can lead to serious illness or even death, Irina Volynets, the children’s rights commissioner for the Republic of Tatarstan, has told RIA Novosti.

A reported $300 billion in Moscow’s forex reserves have been seized as part of Ukraine-related sanctions Moscow will respond with similar measures if Western countries use revenues generated from frozen Russian assets, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov warned on Tuesday in an interview with Asharq TV.

Soaring national debt in developed countries could trigger a new global financial crisis, economists warn The uncontrolled accumulation of debt by Western countries, along with social spending and rising climate-change costs, are increasing the risk of a new global financial crisis in developed economies, Reuters reported on Monday.