Neutral no more? Switzerland cozies up to NATO as Russia bombs Ukraine … Maybe the Swiss will have better luck than Finland or Sweden, as Turkey’s Erdogan is having none of it … As for Putin, he’s not too worried, as long as they don’t boost their military.
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The last Ukrainian forces holed up in Mariupol's smashed Azovstal steelworks surrendered on Friday, Russia's defense ministry said, ending the most destructive siege of the war as Moscow fought to cement control over the Donbas region.
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The S&P 500 avoided closing in a bear market and along with the Nasdaq logged a seventh straight week of losses, the indices' longest losing streak since the dotcom bubble ended in 2001. The Dow suffered its eighth consecutive weekly decline, its longest since 1932.
- WorldU.S. slams China, U.N. rights chief, ahead of Xinjiang visit, article with image
The U.S. is "deeply concerned" that China will restrict access on a visit by U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet.
- LegalOracle’s Ellison joined Nov 2020 call about contesting Trump's defeat
Larry Ellison, billionaire chairman and co-founder of Oracle Corp , participated shortly after the U.S. presidential election in a phone call focused on strategies for contesting former President Donald Trump's defeat.
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