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A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

RUSSIA

* Police have arrested the teenage siblings of a man suspected of bombing Moscow's busiest airport last month

* Investigators have identified seven suspects in a deadly bomb attack on Moscow's busiest airport last month, a source in law enforcement agencies said

* Russia will increase its military presence on the disputed South Kuril Islands, President Dmitry Medvedev said

* Russia's prime minister, Vladimir Putin, moved to beef up his macho man image on Wednesday by pledging he would learn to skate well enough to play ice-hockey

* Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has ratified a Russian-Belarusian agreement on the mutual supply of military, civil and dual-purpose goods during periods of heightened aggression

WORLD

* A British MP said Britain should rescind its invitation to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov until Russia provides a full explanation for its expulsion of a British journalist, The Guardian newspaper reported

* Guardian journalist Luke Harding, refused entry to Russia at the weekend, can get a new visa if he complies with accreditation procedures, an official spokesman for the Russian Foreign Ministry said

* Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak should stay in office until his term expires in the fall, Arab League head Amr Moussa said

* The Syrian government lifted a five-year ban on Facebook and YouTube on Wednesday, in what observers say is a move to stave off unrest in the country

* A previously unknown organization, The Revolution of Iraqi Rage, has called for mass protests inspired by recent events in Tunisia and Egypt

DEFENSE

* Two Mistral class amphibious assault ships will be built in Russia in addition to the first two vessels purchased in France, a high-ranking source in the Russian Defense Ministry said

* The two Mistral class amphibious assault ships built in France for the Russian Navy will be put in service with the Pacific Fleet, a Russian Defense Ministry source said

BUSINESS

* Russia considers India and South-East Asia as key foreign markets for the sale of Sukhoi Superjet 100 medium-haul airliners made by the country's leading aircraft producer Sukhoi, part of United Aircraft Corporation, UAC head Mikhail Pоgosyan said

* Russia's unemployment rate dropped to 7.5% from 8.4% year-on-year in 2010, the Federal Agency for Statistics said

SPORTS

* Russia lost their second friendly match in a row on Wednesday evening, losing 1-0 to Iran in Dubai

* Police in Russia's southern republic of North Ossetia have detained the suspected killer of youth world boxing champion Khteag Kozayev

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