Hard Numbers: Russia-Ukraine war hits grim milestone, Amazon kills hybrid work policy, Zimbabwe makes ‘tough but humane choice’ to cull elephants, Ohio city faces deluge of hoaxes after Trump’s false claims
1 million: Roughly one million people have been killed or wounded on both sides in the Russia-Ukraine war, according to a new Wall Street Journal report, which cited Western intelligence estimates and a confidential Ukrainian assessment. The ongoing war is expected to be a big topic as world leaders gather in New York City for UNGA this month. GZERO will be on the ground at UNGA — keep an eye out for our coverage.
5: In a move that’s sure to boost morale, Amazon is ordering its workers to return to office five days a week starting in January — as more and more companies reinstitute pre-pandemic practices and target hybrid work policies. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said this would help workers be “better set up to invent, collaborate, and be connected enough to each other.”
200: Zimbabwe is planning to cull 200 elephants — the nation’s first culling of the animals since 1988 — to help feed people amid food shortages brought on by drought. The country is home to roughly 84,000 elephants, the second-largest population in the world. Authorities say this is more elephants than Zimbabwe’s parks can handle and that the culling will help address overpopulation issues. “Culling elephants is a tough but humane choice,” Secretary for Information and Publicity Nick Mangwanaposted on X.
30: Springfield, Ohio, has been hit with more than 30 bomb threats, all of which turned out to be hoaxes, since former President Donald Trump pushed the baseless claim that Haitian immigrants in the city were eating dogs and cats. “The vast majority of the bomb threats came from foreign countries. Not 100%, but it’s the vast majority,” a spokesperson for Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said Tuesday.