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download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewA key Russian ally said it's quitting the Collective Security Treaty Organization, a group widely considered to be President Vladimir Putin's answer to NATO. The prime minister told lawmakers: "We will leave. Related storiesTensions have heightened between Russia and Armenia since Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which Pashinyan has refused to endorse on multiple occasions. Frankopan said the latest development may not end with Armenia leaving the CSTO if negotiations take place.
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CSTO, Russia's equivalent of NATO, was never a powerhouse, but relations have become more strained. And Frankopan said that countries had likely stopped trusting Russia's military abilities. Marin also said that CSTO members don't seem interested in taking big risks to protect the alliance's future. AP Photo/Felipe Dana, FileRussia a 'toxic partner'According to Frankopan, regional backlash to Russia's invasion of Ukraine could be happening for multiple reasons, including ideological objections to Russia's brutal tactics. Marin said the Ukraine invasion had made Russia a "rather toxic partner" to most of its post-Soviet neighbours.
Shanghai is gripped by anti-COVID-19 protests, which are also happening in Xinjiang, Beijing, and Nanjing. Earlier this week, China reported a record number of COVID-19 cases. On Saturday, Shanghai, China's most populous city and its financial hub, became the latest flashpoint for the anger of of Chinese people. Per the BBC, protests are also happening in Urumqi city, Beijing, and Nanjing, in eastern China, all cities with rising COVID-19 cases and increasing levels of restrictions. Earlier this week, China reported a record number of COVID-19 cases across the country, with 31,444 new COVID cases in the country on Thursday.
Why America’s Founders Worried About Climate Change
  + stars: | 1776-07-01 | by ( Peter Frankopan | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Climate change is perhaps the most important issue of the 21st century. It was also a topic of profound interest to the Founding Fathers of the United States. Thomas Jefferson had an interest that bordered on the obsessive. Indeed, on the morning of July 4, the day that America’s independence from Britain was declared, Jefferson visited Sparhawk’s stationery store in Philadelphia to buy himself a new thermometer. We know from his diary that as the Declaration was being delivered to Congress, Jefferson was busy recording that the ambient temperature was 72.5°F.
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