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Main news of December 31

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A roundup of what has happened in the last 24 hours 31.12.2009, Sputnik International

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A roundup of what has happened in the last 24 hours

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* Police in Finland's southern city of Espoo have said the bodies of six people have been found in a shopping mall after a shooting spree earlier in the day, Finnish news agencies reported

* Eight Americans, reportedly working for the CIA, have been killed in a suicide bombing at a U.S. military base in eastern Afghanistan, local media reported

* Ben Southall, the winner of the 'Best job in the World,' has been stung by a deadly jellyfish as he jetskied near a tropical island in Australia's Great Barrier Reef

* Lithuania shut down the second power unit of its only nuclear power plant, the Ignalina NPP, in line with its commitment to the European Union

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* Russia has failed to sign a deal on oil deliveries to Belarus, citing "a lack of directives and authority" on the behalf of the Belarusian delegation

* Turkmenistan will resume natural gas supplies to Russia on January 9, 2010, Gazprom spokesman Sergei Kupriyanov said

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* The head of the Russian Orthodox Church has called on Christians to have an optimistic view of life in the New Year

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