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TBILISI (Reuters) – Two Georgian opposition leaders were ordered detained by courts in the South Caucasus country on Friday amid a crackdown on pro-European Union groups that have backed protests against the government’s freezing of EU accession talks. Protests against the EU accession freeze were set to continue on Friday, with the ruling Georgian Dream …

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(Reuters) – Norwegian decathlete Sander Skotheim has been given the International Fair Play Award by World Athletics, for the unselfish support he showed to teammate and gold medallist Markus Rooth at the Paris Olympics. The 22-year-old Skotkeim failed to clear a height in the pole vault — the eighth of the 10 decathlon disciplines — …

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MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) – The European Union and the South American bloc Mercosur of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay finalised a free trade agreement on Friday, although it faces a tough battle to secure approval by the 27 EU member states. The trade deal would be the EU’s largest in terms of the population of its …

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By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan International Airlines said on Friday it will resume flights to Europe in January, starting with Paris, after the EU aviation regulator lifted a ban on the national flag carrier. PIA’s authorisation to operate in the EU was suspended in June 2020 over concerns about the ability of Pakistani …

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BELGRADE (Reuters) – Serbian university students blocked entry to some classes at dozens of state-run faculties across the country on Friday and boycotted others, demanding the prosecution of those responsible for the deadly collapse of a train station roof which has sparked a series of protests. The concrete awning of the recently renovated roof caved …

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