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A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

RUSSIA

* Sales of all alcoholic beverages, including beer, should be prohibited in Russia between 9:00 p.m. and until morning, Russia's chief sanitary doctor said

* Millions of Russians went to the polls on Sunday to vote in regional elections seen as a popularity test for the ruling United Russia party amid rising unemployment and housing and utilities prices

* Russia's cross-country skiing athlete Irek Zaripov won gold medal in Men's 15 km Sitting at the 2010 Paralympics in Canada's Vancouver

WORLD

* At least 35 people have been killed and 47 wounded when a series of explosions described by the Taliban as a message to NATO hit Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province, CNN has reported

* A Georgian television channel has apologized for broadcasting a fake news report about a supposed invasion of Russian troops and murder of President Mikheil Saakashvili, after being strictly criticized by the county's authorities

* Rescuers have discovered thirty-three bodies in southern Kazakhstan, where heavy rains swept away two dams last week, causing massive flooding, the local emergencies ministry said

* China Prime Minister Wen Jiabao on Sunday rejected foreign pressure over its foreign exchange policy and said the national currency will be kept basically stable

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