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A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

WORLD

* US President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney clashed over the economy Wednesday in a highly anticipated debate just weeks before the November 6 presidential election

* The Turkish government sought authorization from parliament to conduct, if necessary, more cross-border operations against Syria hours after Ankara fired artillery at targets inside Syria, local media reported on Thursday

* The United States Commerce Department has blacklisted 165 foreign companies and individuals in connection with the activies of several people from the former republics of the USSR suspected of spying activity related to export of a range of items, the Department said in a statement on Thursday

RUSSIA

A prominent human rights worker in Moscow has reported receiving anonymous threats on her cell phone

BUSINESS

* The Russian government has launched intervention on the grain market to stem rising grain prices and stabilize the domestic food market, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday

* Around one in seven human beings on earth are now active Facebook users, the social network’s leader, Mark Zuckerberg, claimed on Thursday, announcing a major symbolic milestone for the company

DEFENSE

* Russia's Defense Ministry on Thursday signed a contract worth about 140 billion rubles ($4 billion) to buy 39 IL-476 transport planes, President Vladimir Putin announced

SPORTS

* Seven-time champion Michael Schumacher announced Thursday he will retire from Formula One at the end of the season, closing the door on a record-breaking career

SCIENCE

* A male mammoth from the 30th millennium B.C. in near-mint condition was found in Siberia by an 11-year-old local boy out for a stroll with his dog, local media reported