KIEV: Ukraine announced on Sunday (Monday in Manila) that protesters arrested in anti-government unrest rocking the country would be granted an amnesty, in a minor victory for the opposition after it ended its occupation of Kiev city hall.

Activists vowed to maintain pressure on authorities over a host of other major demands, nearly three months after anger over President Viktor Yanukovych's decision to reject an EU trade deal in favour of closer ties with Russia boiled over into unrest.

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