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19:59 GMT 15.10.2010

A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

WORLD

* Russia will soon supply another shipment of tanks to Venezuela, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez

* Russia is playing a vital role in maintaining a global balance of power, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said

* Russia and Venezuela signed an agreement on the construction of a nuclear power station in the South American country as part of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's visit to Moscow

* Georgia will not hinder Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) if Moscow adheres to all the WTO's rules and procedures, Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze said

RUSSIA

* Russian President Dmitry Medvedev proposed Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Sobyanin as Moscow's new mayor

* The presidents of Russia and Venezuela, Dmitry Medvedev and Hugo Chavez, said on Friday bilateral ties are strengthening

BUSINESS

* Russia and Venezuela have agreed that Russian-British joint venture TNK-BP will buy BP's assets in the Latin American country, a memorandum signed by the countries' energy ministers said

* Russia will allocate 85 billion rubles ($2.8 billion) for the construction of a research hub near Moscow over the next three years, the billionaire in charge of the project said

SCIENCE

* Russian scientists inaugurated a floating research station that will be home to 15 researchers for up to a year

DEFENSE

* Russian and Indian joint antiterrorism exercises begin on Indian territory