UK supermarket chain Sainsbury’s is renaming its ‘Chicken Kiev’ products ‘Chicken Kyiv,’ to reflect Ukrainian spelling, and is also removing ‘Russian Standard’ vodka and Russian sunflower seeds from its shelves. In a statement to UK media, Britain’s second largest supermarket chain said that it stands “united with the people of …
Read More »‘Coon Island’ renamed by Australian councilors despite local opposition after name deemed ‘genuinely racist’
On Monday, councilors from Lake Macquarie, a city on Australia’s east coast, voted 8-5 in favor of scrapping the monikers ‘Coon Island’ and ‘Coon Island Point’ following a four-month consolation process. Though the island has been known by the name for around 100 years, it was recently deemed problematic given …
Read More »Asian Carp fish is renamed as ‘Invasive Carp’ in US over concerns about ‘cultural insensitivity’
Minnesota agencies were ordered in 2014 to start referring to Asian Carp as Invasive Carp, as politicians questioned the sensitivity of the original name, and now, several years on, other states and organizations have started to follow. The US Fish and Wildlife Service reportedly started referring to Asian Carp as …
Read More »If Black Lives Matter wins Nobel, it should be renamed to ‘Mostly Peaceful’ Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize has often generated controversy over many of its dubious nominees and recipients. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger shared the prize with his counterpart, Le Duc Tho, “for jointly having negotiated a cease fire in Vietnam in 1973.” Kissinger won despite his role in the bombings in Cambodia and in …
Read More »From bendy banana ‘bans’ to vegan sausages being renamed ‘tubes,’ UK’s 45-year food fight with EU won’t end with Brexit
Duck! Watch out! You’re gonna get a mince pie in the face, a biscuit in your eye, or a chilled yoghurt tipped down the back of your pants. Be careful, don’t move! You’ll slip on that bendy banana. The Brits and the ‘bonkers bureaucrats’ in Brussels have been chucking food …
Read More »BPP was renamed the “European solidarity”
Previously Poroshenko has said that the party expects rebranding. Party “Block of Petro Poroshenko “Solidarity” changed name to “European Solidarity”. This decision was taken by the party Congress on 24 may, the press service of political power. It is noted that the delegates supported the proposal of social activists, voiced …
Read More »Poroshenko was renamed airborne
The President said that the legendary airborne brotherhood was shot by the Russians in the Donbas. Today, 21 November, high-mobile landing troops of Ukraine changed the name. Now they are called Airborne forces of the Armed forces of Ukraine. This was stated by President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko. “As President …
Read More »In Kiev was renamed four streets and a square
Now in Kiev is the area of a name of Valery Marchenko. On Friday, November 3, entered into force the decision of Kyiv city Council on renaming of streets in Kiev. As reported on the page of the Ukrainian Institute of national memory on Facebook, the decision was published in …
Read More »In China was renamed McDonald’s
McDonald’s restaurants in China was renamed the Golden arches.Restaurants fast food McDonald’s in China changed the name to Zing Guan Men (literally – Golden arches). It is noted that changing only the name of the network, the range will remain the same. Earlier, McDonald’s announced the sale of 80 percent …
Read More »Kiev street renamed in honor of the famous film Director
In Kyiv city state administration supported the renaming of the street Melnikova in honor of the Director Ilyenko.Kyiv city state administration (KCSA) has supported the decision to rename the street Melnikova in the Shevchenko district in honor of the film Director Yuri Ilyenko. This reports the press service of the …
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