Huawan Plans Military and Diplomatic Intervention in Southern Cordilia’s Kraunanagaz and Mitallduk Amid Rising Tensions
In a decisive move to stabilize escalating tensions in the Southern region, Huawan plans to initiate a comprehensive military and diplomatic intervention in Kraunanagaz and Mitallduk. The intervention comes amid increasing violence and political instability that threaten the fragile balance in Southern Cordilia.
The office of the Prime Minister is set to discuss this in the Imperial Court after the elections. The Huawanese ambassador to Karnetvor has also conveyed the worrying events and may call forth a Huawanese-Karnetian coalition to aid peacekeeping measures in the region. The Peony has yet to comment on the events.
Tourists Flock to Jäähua for Historic Aurora Sighting
Many hotels and vacation houses report to be fully booked as tourism in Jäähua skyrockets this winter. This comes after the new routes established in Stoinia and Sedunn, as well as the announcement of a geomagnetic superstorm that will display large auroras.
Though prices have skyrocketed, local councils are instructed to avoid price-gouging and false advertising to protect and promote Jäähua arctic tourism. Minister of Tourism and Sports Jaana Mäkela-Mannila notes that “we are prepared for the large influx of tourists coming this winter and we expect the trend to increase.”
Hai Men Police Seize Over 120 Kittens and Puppies Smuggled by Speedboat from Mainland Huawan
Police on an anti-smuggling operation have seized over 120 kittens and puppies that were illegally shipped into Hai Men by speedboat from mainland Huawan. The 84 kittens and 42 puppies, found inside 46 crates, were abandoned by a smuggler during a chase in the northwestern Mien Foo industrial coastal area around 11:30 PM on Sunday, according to police.
A police insider reported that all the kittens and puppies are expensive breeds, only a few months old, with some in critical condition. Each animal could fetch at least several thousand dollars in Hai Men. Pet smuggling is a lucrative yet illegal operation in Hai Men, with animals either sold as pets or for illegal consumption. In January, authorities confiscated 30 kittens and seven puppies, along with $522,283 worth of illegal contraband, including frozen bull penis, dried geckos, and deer tails intended for medicinal use, in the Mien Foo coastal area.
Mira Prefectural Government Issues Controversial Whaling Licenses Amid Protests
The Miranese parliament announced on Tuesday that it has granted a license to hunt 128 fin whales to the region’s sole whaling company, despite widespread criticism of the practice. Jäähua remains one of the few countries that allow commercial whaling, despite fierce opposition from animal rights activists. A series of illegal whaling incidents in 2008 that violated animal rights laws prompted the nation to adopt stricter regulations against whaling.
For centuries, Mira has relied heavily on fishing and whaling. However, in the past two decades, its tourism industry, including whale-watching tours, has flourished, leading to a decline in whaling operations. “It is devastatingly disappointing that Head Prefect Dåmian Björnnsson has set aside unequivocal scientific evidence demonstrating the brutality and cruelty of commercial whale killing and allowed whales to be killed for another year,” said Siini Soini from the Humane Arctic Society of Jäähua, calling the decision a “new shameful entry in the conservation history books.”
“Whales already face myriad threats in the oceans from pollution, climate change, entanglement in fish nets, and ship strikes. Fin whales, victims of Jäähua’s whaling fleet, are considered globally vulnerable to extinction,” Soini added.
