Thursday, February 5, 2026

Kyiv groans a collective ‘WTF?’ to Trump’s latest Putin comments -- Targeted attack: Tens of thousands without power in Zaporizhzhia as Russia hammers region's energy system -- Russian drone attack on Kyiv injures 2, damages kindergarten, buildings -- North Korean troops in Russia attack Ukrainian border communities ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/02/thursday-february-5-2026/

Friday, December 26, 2025

Moscow blast kills 2 Russian police officers tied to Ukrainian POW abuse -- Russia attacks Kherson market, Chernihiv apartment building on Christmas Day -- Zelensky reveals full 20-point peace plan draft backed by Ukraine, US -- Medieval raids: fear and uncertainty in Ukraine's Sumy Oblast border region ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/12/friday-december-26-2025/

A total of 281 teachers and staff at kindergartens, public elementary, junior high and high schools in Japan were disciplined for sexual offenses in fiscal 2024. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/23/japan/crime-legal/sexual-misconduct-educators/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #mext #elementaryschools #juniorhighschools #highschools #children #sexcrimes #kindergartens #teachers #surveys
More than 280 educators disciplined for sexual misconduct in fiscal 2024

The figure was down 39 from the record high in fiscal 2023, but cases of indecent acts by teachers and staff have continued to surface nationwide.

The Japan Times

How a radical experiment to bring a #forest into a #preschool transformed #children’s #health

In #Finland, #kindergartens are exposing children to more:

- Mud
- Wild plants
- Moss

… and finding changes to their health that show how crucial biodiversity is to #wellbeing

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/29/soil-sandpit-children-dirty-biodiversity-finnish-nurseries-research-microbes-bacteria-aoe

#education #school #health

How a radical experiment to bring a forest into a preschool transformed children’s health

In Finland, kindergartens are exposing children to more mud, wild plants and moss - and finding changes to their health that show how crucial biodiversity is to wellbeing

The Guardian

Friday, October 24, 2025

Ukraine confirms strike on Russia’s Ryazan oil refinery, major blaze reported -- Investigation: After occupying their land, Russia trains Ukrainian children for a lifetime of war -- UK arrests 3 over suspected espionage for Russia -- Lithuania says Russian warplanes violated its airspace ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/10/friday-october-24-2025/

A kindergarten bus crashed into a house in Chiba Prefecture on Monday, leaving the driver dead. Police are investigating the cause of the accident. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/30/japan/crime-legal/kindergarten-bus-crash/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #chiba #kindergartens #children #buses #driving
Kindergarten bus crashes in Chiba, killing driver

Others in the bus are not in any life-threatening condition and police are investigating the cause of the accident.

The Japan Times

Photos

Russia launched 5 #ballistic #missiles at Ukraine’s capital highlighting the stark contrast between approaching holiday season & realities of war

#Holosiivskyi district, south of the city center, was hit the hardest. #Residential & office buildings were damaged

Damage left 630 #residential buildings, 16 #medical facilities, 17 #schools, & 13 #kindergartens without #heating

https://kyivindependent.com/russian-missiles-strike-kyiv-on-the-eve-of-holiday-season/

#RussianAggression #StandWithUkraine

Russian missiles strike Kyiv on the eve of holiday season (Photos)

Editor's note: The article was updated with the latest casualty figure. Russia launched five ballistic missiles against Ukraine's capital on the morning of Dec. 20, highlighting the stark contrast between the approaching holiday season and the realities of war. Though Ukraine's Air Force reported that all projectiles were downed, missile debris fell in at least four of Kyiv’s districts, starting fires across the city. At least one person was killed, and 12 injured as first responders continue

The Kyiv Independent

{#Russia, #Coxsackievirus [#HFMD] has sprad to several #schools and #kindergartens}

Source: REGNUM, {Excerpt} (...) The press service of Rospotrebnadzor added that morning {entry check} filters in schools imply checking for signs of illness, including runny nose, cough, temperature, etc. If symptoms of illness are detected, the child is isolated from the group until he or she recovers. (...) ____

https://etidioh.wordpress.com/2024/11/04/russia-coxsackievirus-hfmd-has-sprad-to-several-schools-and-kindergartens/

{#Russia, #Coxsackievirus [#HFMD] has sprad to several #schools and #kindergartens}

Source: REGNUM, {Excerpt} (…) The press service of Rospotrebnadzor added that morning {entry check} filters in schools imply checking for signs of illness, including runny nose, cough, temper…

ETIDIoH

#Russian propagandists on their plans to prevent #Ukrainian kindergartens from having electricity:

"We have to finish the work with electricity in #Ukraine. We don't have to hit nuclear power plants in #Ukraine, but we can create conditions under which they will have to shut down nuclear power plants.

#Kindergartens don't need nuclear power plants for electricity. Gasoline generators will be just fine."

#ukraine #putinisamasskiller #putinisawarcriminal @kardinal691

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