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Russian media is focused more on Nato than Ukraine

  Bloomberg With international tensions high over the Kremlin’s massing of troops towards its border with Ukraine, there’s an important difference from the way Russian media treated a similar build-up last year: Moscow’s main focus now is Nato, rather than Kyiv. The conclusion comes from a new data analysis of articles in “.ru” Internet domain names by Semantic Visions, a ...

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‘Partygate’: Johnson under fire from Tories

  Bloomberg UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced fresh fury from his Conservative lawmakers after a report into partying in Downing Street during lockdown slammed “failures of leadership and judgment” at the top of his government and criticized “excessive” drinking. London’s Metropolitan Police is now investigating 12 lockdown gatherings in government buildings, including in Johnson’s own apartment, and said Monday ...

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Drought in Ethiopia leaves millions needing urgent aid, UN says

  Bloomberg Severe drought has led to millions of people needing humanitarian assistance across four regions in Ethiopia, according to the United Nations. Three failed rainy seasons have devastated livestock and crops in provinces including Afar and Oromia in the Horn of Africa nation, and about 6.8 million people will need emergency aid by the middle of the year, Unicef ...

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