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Perestroika, glasnost and 'no sex': Buzzwords of the Gorbachev era

In Russia, Gorbachev is normally referred to by his name and patronymic: Mikhail Sergeyevich. But in the mid-1980s, Western media began shortening his name to Gorby and referring to his rising popularity as "Gorbymania". from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/HrjeoP7

Biden admin readies $1.1 billion arms deal for Taiwan

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China set to crown President Xi Xinping as 'Great Leader', 1st since Mao

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Gorbachev ended Cold War but presided over Soviet collapse

Gorbachev's tragedy was that in trying to redesign an ossified, monolithic structure, to preserve the Soviet Union and save the Communist system, he ended up presiding over the demise of both. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/6YO7SM3

Biden admin readies $1.1 billion arms deal for Taiwan

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New launch attempt Saturday for Nasa's Moon rocket

Nasa will make a second attempt to launch its powerful new Moon rocket on Saturday, after scrubbing a test flight earlier in the week, an official said. The highly anticipated uncrewed mission -- dubbed Artemis 1 -- will bring the United States a step closer to returning astronauts to the Moon five decades after humans last walked on the lunar surface. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/dnCBwhV

New launch attempt Saturday for Nasa's Moon rocket

Nasa will make a second attempt to launch its powerful new Moon rocket on Saturday, after scrubbing a test flight earlier in the week, an official said. The highly anticipated uncrewed mission -- dubbed Artemis 1 -- will bring the United States a step closer to returning astronauts to the Moon five decades after humans last walked on the lunar surface. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US news live on Times of India https://ift.tt/dnCBwhV