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Gorbachev shifts focus to domestic unrest in Soviet Union
Moscow reports say President Mikhail Gorbachev postponed foreign meetings to address internal turmoil and Lithuania crisis. Officials note friction along the Iranian border, Lithuania’s split from the ruling party, and sharp declines on the Tokyo Stock Exchange as markets react to the political upheaval.
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Mikhail Gorbachev
Lithuania
Communist Party
Gorbachev
Britain
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Iran
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London
Leonid Zamyatin
Labor Party
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