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A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

WORLD

* Russian authorities are seeking to establish the source of the publication of photos showing disfigured bodies from the 2010 plane crash that killed then Polish president Lech Kaczynski and other top state officials

* A bill making the promotion of homosexuality a criminal offense needs a balanced approach, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych said

* The record reduction in Arctic pack-ice this year has created favorable conditions for year-long navigation along the Northern Sea Route (NSR) in 2013, offering major savings to shipping operators, Russia’s Arctic Institute said

RUSSIA

* Russian anti-Putin protest leader Sergei Udaltsov faces up to 10 years behind bars after investigators brought charges of “organizing mass disorder” against him

* Russia plans to boost annual defense spending by 59 percent to almost 3 trillion rubles ($97 billion) in 2015, up from $61 billion in 2012, the head of the State Duma’s Defense Committee told RIA Novosti

* President Vladimir Putin fired the Regional Development Minister Oleg Govorun and appointed Igor Slyunyaev in his place

BUSINESS

* Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich admitted the AAR consortium of four Russian billionaire shareholders in TNK-BP had reached a tentative deal to sell its stake in the joint venture to state-controlled oil giant Rosneft

SPORTS

* San Jose Sharks center Joe Pavelski has signed a lockout contract to play in the KHL with Dynamo Minsk of Belarus, the league's website said

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