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A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

Russia:

* Russian President Dmitry Medvedev expects activation of a dialogue on elimination of visas with EU

* Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and German Chancellor Angela Merkel suggested considering a creation of Russia-EU committee on foreign policy and security at ministerial level

* Russian-Turkish rapprochement will not affect the Armenian-Russian relations, director of the Russian Institute of Strategic Studies (RISS) Leonid Reshetnikov said

* Every normal economy should be ecological, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in his video blog, as the world celebrates World Environmental Day

World:

* International agreements on UN sanctions against Iran exist, although nobody wants their introduction, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said

* Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and German Chancellor Angela Merkel suggested considering a creation of Russia-EU committee on foreign policy and security at ministerial level

* At least 200 people have been killed and tens of thousands have been evacuated from their homes since Tropical Storm Agatha hit Central America this week, local media said

* At least 51 people were killed in landslides and floods triggered by heavy rain in south China, Xinhua news agency reported

* Newly elected Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan decided to keep most of ministers, served in a previous government led by Yukio Hatoyama, the Kyodo news said

* Israeli navy have escorted a seized Irish ship, one of the last Freedom Flotilla ships carrying humanitarian aid for Gaza, to the Israeli port of Ashdod, Israeli Defense Forces said

* Italian Deputy Foreign Minister Alfredo Mantica said Israel is the only democratic reality on the Middle East

* NASA scientists have discovered evidences of life on Saturn's moon, Titan

* The International Space Station (ISS) was moved to a higher orbit prior to the docking of Russia's Soyuz TMA-19 spacecraft, a Mission Control spokesman said

Business:

* The Russian Education Ministry is developing a retraining program for adult specialists to be able to work in the innovative economy

* Russia will toughen up environmental safeguards on oil and gas extraction, including offshore drilling, Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin said

* Russian President Dmitry Medvedev hopes that Europe will manage to stabilize its currency, otherwise, it may lead to a financial crisis, more severe than the recession in 2008

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