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Russia rejects US basketballer's appeal of 'traumatic' sentence
Russia rejects US basketballer's appeal of 'traumatic' sentence
by  AFP

A Russian court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from US basketball star Brittney Griner of her nine-year prison term on drug charges, ignoring her plea for the "traumatic" sentence to be reduced. "I really hope that the court will adjust this sentence because it has been very, very stressful and very traumatic," Griner said.

EU lifts sanctions against Burundi's new PM
EU lifts sanctions against Burundi's new PM
by  AFP

The European Union announced Tuesday it was lifting sanctions against three Burundians, including the new prime minister, that had been imposed over their role in the country's bloody 2015 political crisis. "Today, the EU is lifting individual sanctions against three people, including the prime minister (Gervais Ndirakobuca)," the EU mission in Burundi announced on Twitter.

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