Wigan chairman Dave Whelan has been banned from all football-related activities for six weeks after making racist comments about Jewish and Chinese people.
New York state has decided to ban fracking after a health report revealed several risks involved with the process.
The government of Russia is contemplating a wave of measures as payback for sanctions imposed by the United States and European Union over Russia's interference and support for rebels in eastern Ukraine.
A political crisis is brewing in Ukraine as two ruling parties withdrew from the parliament, and the legal authorities try to ban the Communist Party.
