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NEWS ITEM: Hundreds of opposition and pro-Ukrainian language activists clashed with riot police during a demonstration in Kyiv on July 4, a day after Ukraine’s parliament adopted a language bill that upgrades the status of the Russian language. Police officers and protesters each sprayed tear gas at each other, forcing riot police to use batons to disperse the crowd. The ruckus conflicts with a three-week period of cheery partying free of political duels during the Euro 2012 football championship, when police were instructed to be on their best behavior and avoid physical contact with the hundreds of thousands of visiting football fans.