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BELGRADE - The Independent Association of Journalists of Serbia (NUNS) said it condemned in the strongest terms threats to Tanjug men and women journalists emailed to the news agency on Monday evening and welcomed a swift reaction by the Ministry of Information and the Department for High-Technology Crime at the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade.

BELGRADE - US Ambassador to Serbia Christopher Hill condemned death threats to Tanjug journalists emailed to the news agency on Monday evening and said journalists should be able to work and that all such threats ought to be investigated.

BRUSSELS - European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) President Maja Sever said on Tuesday she was deeply concerned over threats to Tanjug journalists and that she condemned them in the strongest terms.

BRUSSELS - European Commission spokesman Peter Stano said on Tuesday threats to Tanjug journalists were unacceptable and "very unsettling", noting that the EU condemned such threats and that the case must be investigated.

Stano was speaking at a Brussels press briefing.

BELGRADE - Threats to journalists are absolutely impermissible and intimidation directed at all Tanjug journalists needs to be taken very seriously, says Veran Matic, who heads a commission set up by the Serbian government to investigate killings of journalists.

BELGRADE - The Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija condemned in the strongest terms a death threat to Tanjug journalists emailed to the news agency on Monday.

NEW YORK  - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic awarded the Order of the Serbian Flag, 2nd class to the UAE permanent representative to the UN, Ambassador Mohamed Abushahab, in New York on Friday.

Vucic thanked the UAE for supporting Serbia.

"Thank you for your support and friendship," Vucic said as he presented the order to the ambassador.

BELGRADE - Serbian football champions Red Star Belgrade defeated arch-rivals Partizan 4-0 away in a Superliga Matchday 9 game on Monday evening.

In the 174th Eternal Derby, Cherif Ndiaye scored a hat-trick (24 min pen, 55 min, 65 min) for Red Star and Silas Katompa Mvumpa netted three minutes into first half injury time.

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BELGRADE - Serbian football champions Red Star Belgrade lost 2-1 at home to Portuguese side Benfica on UEFA Champions League Matchday 1 on Thursday evening.

Kerem Akturkoglu and Orkun Kokcu scored for Benfica in the 9th and the 29th minute, while Felicio Milson netted for Red Star in the 86th minute.

On Matchday 2, Red Star face Inter Milan away on October 1.

BELGRADE - The Serbia Davis Cup team defeated Greece 3-1 in Belgrade at the weekend to stay in the Davis Cup World Group.

On Saturday, Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic defeated Aristotelis Thanos 6-3, 6-3 and Novak Djokovic beat Ioannis Xilas 6-0, 6-1.