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A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours 13.10.2012, Sputnik International

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A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

WORLD

* Syrian rebels on Friday seized a state air defense base east of the northern city of Aleppo, as government forces fought militants across the country, Qatar-based broadcaster Al Jazeera quoted activists as saying

* The UN Security Council on Friday said it could soon endorse an international military force to restore the unity in Mali, the UN said on its website

* Russia and Serbia signed on Saturday an intergovernmental agreement on deliveries of Russian natural gas to Serbia for the period until 2021

BUSINESS

* Standard & Poor's Ratings Services on Friday lowered the long-term foreign currency sovereign credit rating on South Africa to 'BBB' from 'BBB+' and the long-term local currency rating to 'A-' from 'A', the ratings agency reported

SCIENCE

* A Russian Soyuz-ST-B carrier rocket, launched on Friday evening from the Kourou space center in French Guiana, has orbited two Galileo-IOV (In-Orbit Validation) communications satellites, Russian space agency Roscosmos said

SPORTS

* British star Andy Murray completed a straight-sets victory over world No. 1 Roger Federer to reach the final of $3.5 million Shanghai Masters on Saturday

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