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Main news of November 8

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A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours 08.11.2009, Sputnik International

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A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

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* Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Sobyanin arrived in the Indian capital New Delhi on a working visit

* Israeli President Shimon Peres has urged Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to stay in power despite a stalemate in the Middle East peace process

* A British soldier who died in an explosion in Afghanistan on Saturday has brought the number of U.K. service personnel killed in action in that country to 200, Sky News reported

* At least 11 people, including a local mayor, were killed in a suicide bomber attack in northwest Pakistan on Sunday, the CNN TV news channel reported

* The death toll from the flu outbreak in Ukraine has risen to 144 cases, the country's Health Ministry reported

* The U.S. House of Representatives approved on Sunday the healthcare reform bill, seen by President Barack Obama as a top domestic priority

RUSSIA

* Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is arriving in Berlin on Monday to take part in events marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall

* A police officer from the southern Russian city of Novorossiisk has been fired after posting a video on the web accusing his chiefs of corruption, an Interior Ministry spokesman said

BUSINESS

* The Ukrainian president said Sunday the International Monetary Fund will not extend a regular tranche of its loan to Ukraine as the Yulia Tymoshenko government is not current on its commitments to the IMF

SPORT

* U.K.'s David Haye clinched the WBA Heavyweight World Champion title on Sunday with a points win over Russia's Nikolai Valuev

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