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MOSCOW: Russian authorities detained a top aide of jailed opposition politician Alexei Navalny on Thursday and warned social media platforms against spreading online calls to stage weekend protests. Navalny’s allies are planning to hold demonstrations in around 65 cities across the country on Saturday in support of the Kremlin critic, who was arrested and jailed on his return to Russia …

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