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Georgian police use tear gas to halt protest against ‘foreign agents’ law

8 Mar 2023

By Ben Tavener and David Chkhikvishvili TBILISI (Reuters) -Police in the ex-Soviet state of Georgia used tear gas and stun grenades early on Wednesday to break up a protest outside Parliament against a draft law on “foreign agents”. Reuters witnesses in the capital, Tbilisi, saw police with riot shields making arrests along Rustaveli Avenue, the …

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Spain’s Socialists deepen rift with coalition partner over sexual consent law reform

7 Mar 2023

MADRID (Reuters) -Spain’s ruling Socialist party deepened a rift with junior coalition partner Unidas Podemos on Tuesday by seeking to close a loophole in a new sexual violence law that convicted rapists have used to reduce their sentences or win early release. The “Only Yes Is Yes” law, which arose partly as a result of …

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French nationwide strike to extend as pension reform fight intensifies

7 Mar 2023

By Clotaire Achi and Stephane Mahe PARIS (Reuters) -France’s nationwide strike against a planned pension reform, which disrupted train services, shut schools and halted fuel deliveries, will spill into Wednesday as unions seek to force a government retreat on the deeply unpopular policy. Around 1.28 million people took to the streets on Tuesday in demonstrations …

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Explainer-International Women’s Day: date, history and this year’s theme

7 Mar 2023

By Josie Kao (Reuters) – As International Women’s Day (IWD) approaches on Wednesday, here is a look at what the global event stands for, this year’s theme and the issues that activists are focusing on. On Tuesday, Spain unveiled a bill to boost the share of women in politics and business, including a proposed requirement …

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Turks look to history and foresee rebirth of ancient Antakya from earthquake ruins

7 Mar 2023

By Ali Kucukgocmen and Ezgi Erkoyun ANTAKYA, Turkey (Reuters) – Remnants of ancient Abrahamic history were destroyed when an earthquake flattened much of Antakya in southern Turkey last month, but many hope the city can rise from the rubble as it has done over centuries of disasters and conquests. Established by the Seleucid Empire in …

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Russian mercenary chief says he needs help to seize Ukraine’s Bakhmut

6 Mar 2023

By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) -The head of Russia’s Wagner mercenary force said on Monday he needed the regular army to supply him with more ammunition, reinforcements and covering support if he was to win the months-long battle of attrition for Ukraine’s Bakhmut. The appeal from Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin came amid signs of a …

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Russian journalist handed corrective labour for ‘fake news’ about army

6 Mar 2023

By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) – Russian freelance journalist Andrei Novashov was handed an eight-month corrective labour sentence on Monday after being convicted of knowingly distributing false information about the Russian army, his former employer said. Siberia.Realities, a local project of U.S. broadcaster Radio Free Europe which Russian authorities have designated a “foreign agent”, said …

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