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KIEV (Reuters) - Former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, whose jailing for abuse of power has soured Ukraine's relations with the European Union, had her appeal hearing postponed for five weeks on Thursday so doctors can establish whether she is fit to attend. The high court in Kiev granted a motion by state prosecutors for the hearing to be put back to August 16 pending a medical examination of the 51-year-old. Tymoshenko, the fiercest opponent of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich, is on temporary release from prison, being treated for back trouble in a state-run hospital. ...More...