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Main news of October 13

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A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours. 13.10.2010, Sputnik International

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A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours.

WORLD

* More than half of the 33 Chilean miners who were trapped more than 600 meters underground for over two months after a rock collapse have been freed.

* Moscow is ready to cooperate with London over the controversial case of the death of Alexander Litvinenko, but will continue to adhere to Russian law, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.

* The leaders of Kyrgyzstan's five parties to form the Central Asian country's parliament have agreed to a recount of ballots upon the request of the Butun Kyrgyzstan party, which lacked just over one-tenth of one percent to make the 5% barrier.

* Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych dismissed two deputy prime ministers from their posts in line with the recent changes to the country's constitution.

* The number of Russian specialists working at the construction of the Bushehr nuclear plant in Iran will be increased by 100 in the near future, ISNA news agency reported.

RUSSIA

* The secretary of Russia's Union of Journalists, Mikhail Fedotov, has been appointed head of the president's council on human rights.

* Israel Aerospace Industries said on Wednesday it has signed a contract with the Russian defense firm Oboronprom on the delivery of assembly components and servicing for aerial drones.

BUSINESS

* Russian billionaire Vladimir Potanin, a major shareholder in Norilsk Nickel, suggested on Wednesday that the other major shareholder, top aluminum maker RusAl, could increase its presence on the board of the world's largest nickel producer.

SPORTS

* A delegation from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has positively evaluated Russia's preparations for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in the resort city of Sochi.

ENVIRONMENT

* The number of natural disasters in the world may double during the next 10 to 15 years, the head of WWF Russia's climate program said.

FEATURES AND OPINION

* The Russian military’s fall draft is underway, and many young men are going to great lengths to avoid the one-year compulsory military service.

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