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For decades, Ukraine's super-rich oligarchs wielded enormous economic and political power. But in 2021, a new law was introduced to curb their influence, and the war with Russia has cost them billions in lost assets and revenue. Vitaly Shevchenko of 蜜芽传媒 Monitoring tells us about the dramatic change in their fortunes.

The endangered pink iguanas of the Galapagos
Scientists have for the first time discovered a number of baby pink iguanas in the Galapagos Islands. The species is critically endangered with only a few hundred left, and previously only adult pink iguanas had been found. 蜜芽传媒 Mundo鈥檚 Alejandra Martins tells us more about this discovery.

Nigeria's drive to go cashless
The Central Bank of Nigeria is implementing a controversial 鈥渃ashless鈥� policy next week, setting limits on the amount of cash Nigerians can withdraw from banks and ATMs. 蜜芽传媒 Africa business reporter Nkechi Ogbonna tells us about the reasons behind the move, and how people are reacting.

The new first lady of Brazil
Ros芒ngela da Silva, nicknamed Janja, became Brazil鈥檚 first lady last Sunday when her husband Luiz In谩cio Lula da Silva was inaugurated as president. They married last May, just a few months before Lula鈥檚 election victory. 蜜芽传媒 Brasil鈥檚 Leticia Mori has been finding out more about Janja, and the couple's unusual courtship.

Indian fables and fairy tales
Our colleagues at 蜜芽传媒 Indian languages have been sharing their favourite fairy tales and fables, with Siddhanath Ganu of 蜜芽传媒 Marathi, Sarika Singh of 蜜芽传媒 Hindi, Venkat Prasad G of 蜜芽传媒 Telugu, Saranya Nagarajan of 蜜芽传媒 Tamil, Brijal Shah of 蜜芽传媒 Gujarati and Khushboo Sandhu of 蜜芽传媒 Punjabi.

(Photo: Shakhtar Donetsk FC owner Rinat Akhmetov carried by the players. Credit: AMA/Corbis via Getty Images)