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A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

WORLD

* France intends to make specific proposals on Russia's relations with the European Union, NATO and OSCE in September to secure stability in the Euro-Atlantic zone

* French President Nicolas Sarkozy has welcomed the launch of Iran's first nuclear power plant

* The United States made an attempt to snatch Russian alleged arms dealer Viktor Bout, who was due to be extradited from Thailand, without appropriate legal permits, Thai Bangkok Post daily said

* Iran plans to work on the discovery and extraction of uranium, ISNA news agency said citing the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), Ali Akbar Salehi

* Iran has successfully test fired a short-range Fateh 110 (Conqueror) missile, ISNA news agency reported

* Alleged Russian arms-dealer Viktor Bout will not be extradited from Thailand to the United States on Wednesday, Thai national radio reported with reference to the country's prime minister

* The flight recorders from a Chinese passenger jet, which crashed on Tuesday in northeast China killing 42 people, have been discovered undamaged

RUSSIA

* There is no truth to the Georgian Foreign Minister's statement that Russia has deployed S-300 air defense systems in South Ossetia, a source in the Russian Defense Ministry said

* Russia's economic security department has uncovered a criminal group containing several high-ranking Russian bankers suspected of illegally laundering more than $65 million a month, the Interior Ministry said

* Over 2,000 law enforcers will provide security at the long-awaited rock concert of legendary U2 in the Russian capital

BUSINESS

* The Ukrainian government will not limit grain exports despite earlier warnings, Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Slauta said

* Hollywood actor Jason Statham has starred in a commercial for the Russian gas monopoly Gazprom, the company's press service said

* Belarus is planning to diversify its gas imports by participating in gas extraction projects abroad and purchasing liquefied natural gas (LNG) in a bid to reduce its dependence on Russian gas supplies

* A Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft has arrived in Italy for tests, Sukhoi Civil Aircraft said

* The Ukrainian government plans to suggest a review of the Russian-Ukrainian gas contract, which provides for a quarterly change in Ukraine's gas price, Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said

SPORTS

* Russia's former IBF mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin (19-0, 14 KOs) will have two bouts before the end of this year

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