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BERLIN, Dec 11 (Reuters) – Russian and Belarusian youth athletes should compete in international events without access restrictions, the International Olympic Committee said on Thursday, marking a first step in easing sanctions imposed following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The IOC said its Olympic summit this week backed its executive board’s recommendation to allow youth …

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By Crispian Balmer ROME, Dec 11 (Reuters) – Italy’s government has summoned executives from GEDI and journalist representatives from its La Stampa and La Repubblica newspapers as political concern mounts over a planned sale of the group’s editorial assets. GEDI, which is owned by Agnelli family holding company Exor, announced earlier this week that it …

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Dec 11 (Reuters) – Polish Justice Minister Waldemar Zurek accused Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Thursday of being closer to Russia than Europe, renewing an argument between the two European Union members that Budapest has called an unjustified provocation. Zurek expressed frustration with Budapest in an interview with Reuters when asked about two former …

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Dec 11 (Reuters) – President Peter Pellegrini  on Thursday vetoed a law aiming to revamp Slovakia’s whistleblower protection office, a move critics say undermines anti-corruption safeguards and the country’s commitments as a European Union member. The law, proposed by Prime Minister Robert Fico’s leftist-nationalist government, was approved on Tuesday and abolishes the Whistleblower Protection Office …

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MOSCOW, Dec 11 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by phone on Thursday and reassured him of Moscow’s support for his government’s course in the face of growing external pressure, the Kremlin said. Maduro has been under pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump to leave office, with the United …

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By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, Dec 11 – The European Union will make it easier for companies to comply with its methane emissions law on oil and gas imports, a move that could benefit U.S. gas exports to the EU after the Trump administration pressured Brussels to amend the policy. Starting this year, the EU requires …

EU offers simpler rules to comply with methane law after US pressure Read More »