An Alternate Reality: How Russia’s State TV Spins the Ukraine War
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An Alternate Reality: How Russia’s State TV Spins the Ukraine War

Leaked emails detail how Russia’s biggest state broadcaster, working with the nation’s security services, mined right-wing American news and Chinese media to craft a narrative that Moscow was winning.
China Eases ‘Zero Covid’ Restrictions in Victory for Protesters
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China Eases ‘Zero Covid’ Restrictions in Victory for Protesters

Beijing’s costly policy of lockdowns has pummeled the world’s second-largest economy and set off mass public protests that were a rare challenge to China’s leader, Xi Jinping.
Outbreaks Test China’s Efforts to Limit the Cost of ‘Zero Covid’
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Outbreaks Test China’s Efforts to Limit the Cost of ‘Zero Covid’

China wants to fine-tune its stringent pandemic restrictions to reduce the disruption to daily life caused by lockdowns. But officials are still taking few chances.