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Month: January 2022

Bosnia’s Dodik: From moderate to genocide-denying autocrat

By SABINA NIKSIC Associated Press SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Milorad Dodik was once described in Washington as an anti-nationalist “breath of fresh air” in the murderous, genocide-scarred Balkan morass of ethnically divided Bosnia. How times change. This week the Bosnian Serb political leader, now a genocide-denying secessionist, was slapped with new U.S. sanctions for alleged

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Lessons forgotten: Election rallies feed Indian virus surge

By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Coronavirus cases fueled by the highly transmissible omicron variant are rocketing through India, prompting the federal government and states to swiftly reintroduce a string of restrictions, including limits on gatherings. But India’s political leaders are busy campaigning ahead of crucial state polls, addressing packed rallies of

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