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Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature 8m ago 03.27 EDT Morning opening: EU adopts new sanctions against Russia Jakub Krupa It has taken a bit longer than they would have wanted, but the 18th EU package of sanctions is here, after Slovakia dropped its opposition to its adoption last night. The Slovak prime minister, Robert Fico, said late Thursday that he received additional guarantees from the EU on the technically unrelated, but politically linked, issue of gas imports from Russia and was now prepared to support the package. After a...