Capital outflow: Russia changes tack

Published: March 30, 2022, 9:54 a.m.

It appears that Russian forces are withdrawing from Kyiv, Ukraine\u2019s capital, to focus on the eastern region of Donbas. We examine what the shifting tactics signify. A court in Singapore has refused to strike a colonial-era anti-gay law from its books, despite the fact it is never enforced; we ask why. And what\u2019s behind Bolivia\u2019s preponderance of contraband Japanese cars.

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