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Main news of April 16

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A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours 16.04.2010, Sputnik International

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A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

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* Interim Kyrgyz leader Roza Otunbayeva said the country would become a parliamentary republic after changes are made in the constitution in order to renew democracy

* The younger son of the ousted Kyrgyz president Kurmanbek Bakiyev is suspected of embezzling millions of dollars of a loan from Russia, a Kyrgyz Prosecutor's General official said

* Air travel in Europe might not get back to normal for weeks or even months after a volcano erupted in Iceland, an expert on the Euronews TV-channel said

* The Polish authorities have no plans to postpone the funeral of President Lech Kaczynski, who was killed in a plane crash last week, because of ash clouds from a volcanic eruption in Iceland, the Polish TVN24 channel said

* Supporters of deposed Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev in Bakiyev's home village of Teyip near the southern Kyrgyz town of Jalalabad began laying down arms after being surrounded by special forces loyal to the country's interim government

* The head of the Kyrgyz interim government, Roza Otunbayeva, showed journalist a copy of a fax that she said was ousted President Kurmanbek Bakiyev's resignation letter

* The BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) group is gradually becoming a global force capable of making concrete decisions, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said

* The Iranian nuclear issue was one of the main topics discussed by the Russian and Brazilian leaders, the Russian President's press secretary said

* UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon expressed the international organization's readiness to work with the new Kyrgyz leadership, the General Secretary's spokesman has said

RUSSIA

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said the country will pull out of the Kyoto environmental agreement if a compromise cannot be found concerning the reduction of carbon emissions

BUSINESS

* The Russian and Ukrainian governments approved new gas agreements reached by gas monopoly Gazprom and its Ukrainian partners, the Russian government press service said

* Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych will meet next week to discuss bilateral cooperation, particularly in the gas sector

SPORTS

* The world curling championships, due to take place in Russia’s Urals, have been hit by disruption to flights caused by the eruption of a volcano in Iceland, a spokesperson said

* Dutch trainer Dick Advocaat has said his talks with the Russian football officials on a deal to become a coach of the Russian national team "were on the right track," a Russian sports newspaper said

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