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U.K.’s Boris Johnson braces for ‘partygate’ investigation report

Senior civil servant Sue Gray could turn in her report to the government as soon as Wednesday. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office promised to publish its findings. (Image credit: Alastair Grant/AP)

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Indonesia’s capital is rapidly sinking into the sea

Now the government is leaving, and moving the country’s capital to the island of Borneo. (Image credit: Dita Alangkara/AP)

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U.S. to Bolster Europe’s Fuel Supply to Blunt Threat of Russian Cutoff

Many European officials suspect President Vladimir V. Putin instigated the crisis in the winter in part to leverage his threat to turn off Russian fuel sales to Europe.

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Russia Steps Up Propaganda War Amid Ukraine Tensions

The disinformation campaign includes claims that NATO and Ukrainian forces are preparing to attack Russian speakers in Ukraine.

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How Ukraine’s Leaders Are Responding to Russian Threat

The ‘‘stay calm” posture has left analysts guessing about its leadership’s motivation, but some say that after eight years of war, the country simply calculates the risks differently.

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Hong Kong may maintain COVID isolation until 2024, risking exodus: Euro chamber

By Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong may only reopen in early 2024 because of its stringent COVID-19 policies, which could trigger an exodus of foreign firms and staff and jeopardise its role as a financial hub, the

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Tonga volcano ‘hundreds of times’ more powerful than Hiroshima bomb explosion, NASA says

The undersea volcano that erupted off the coast of Tonga this month was “hundreds of times” more powerful than the nuclear bomb that hit Hiroshima in World War II, according to NASA. The Jan. 15 blast of the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai volcano,

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Imagine no possessions: Beatles memorabilia (virtually) up for auction

By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) – John Lennon’s son Julian is auctioning off pieces of memorabilia relating to the Beatles, including three guitars given to him by his father and handwritten notes about the 1968 song “Hey Jude” – but

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Where Is Germany in the Ukraine Standoff? Its Allies Wonder.

Germany’s allies have begun to question what price Berlin is prepared to pay to deter Russia, and even its reliability as an ally, as it wavers on tough measures.

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A town in Mexico survives entirely on money sent back by U.S. migrants

The money has allowed their families to remain in Comachuen, a town in the Michoacan mountains rather than moving to other parts of Mexico for work. (Image credit: Fernando Llano/AP)

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