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A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

RUSSIA

* Moscow's chief firefighter, Colonel Yevgeny Chernyshev, was killed in the fire that broke out at a business center in northern Moscow

* Some 70 protesters were detained in central Moscow for taking part in an opposition rally that has not been sanctioned by authorities on the so-called "Day of Wrath"

* A Proton-M carrier rocket with the U.S. telecommunications satellite Echostar 14 was launched on Saturday from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan

* The Russian Navy ideally needs to have at least 50 nuclear-powered submarines, a high-ranking Navy officer said First Deputy of the Naval General Staff Vice Admiral Oleg Burtsev

WORLD

* The Middle East Quartet of international mediators supports Palestinians efforts to establish an independent and viable state, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said

* The protests of Thai opposition in the country's capital, Bangkok, have turned into an anti-governmental carnival procession that gathered some 65,0000 people, the local newspaper Nation said on its Web site.

* Serbian President Boris Tadic and EU top diplomats refused to attend an informal summit of Balkan nations, which took place at a Slovenian resort

* A huge dust and sandstorm has closed down the streets of China's capital of Beijing, bringing the visibility level to practically nil

* Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov harshly criticized Kiev's authorities and warned against possible radical measures

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