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Elsewhere in Asia, the Sri Lankan authorities confirmed that the president did not intend to sign execution warrants, allaying concerns it might resume putting people to death.

Pop, the abuse survivor, said he feels the plight of the victims has been lost in the discussion over Novák’s decision, and that an opportunity to meet with the president to receive an explanation of the pardon would be “a good remedy” for allaying their concerns.

The plan, named the European Union migration pact, is the result of three years of negotiations and was pitched by the bloc’s executive arm as a patchwork of compromises aimed at allaying pressures from far-right, anti-immigrant parties across the continent.

South Korea's Asiana Airlines said on Thursday its board had approved the sale of the company's cargo business - an important step towards allaying EU competition concerns about a proposed takeover by Korean Air Lines .

South Korea's Asiana Airlines said on Thursday its board had approved the sale of the company's cargo business - an important step towards allaying EU competition concerns about a proposed takeover by Korean Air Lines .