In 2020 and 2021, a single story dominated news coverage. More new cases of coronavirus being reported outside China than within. War in Ukraine accounted for about one quarter of total reading time last year.
Iran’s protests may have gone quiet for the moment, but that does not mean they’ve been defeated. Beneath a calmer surface, Iranians are seething and biding their time. India’s pharma sector is huge, but has long been dogged by concerns about quality control. And we reveal last year’s most newsworthy subject.
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