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A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

WORLD

* Several hundred opposition protesters took to the streets in Kiev to protest against last week’s allegedly rigged parliamentary elections, while opposition leaders have hinted at the possibility of pushing for an early presidential and parliamentary vote

* Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi is planning to visit Russia soon, a presidential administration spokesman said

RUSSIA

* The United States and Russia have never held secret discussions about possible regime change in Syria, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in Cairo

* Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov sought to downplay longstanding criticism of Russia’s weapons trade with Syria, telling an Egyptian newspaper that Moscow is fulfilling an old contract with equipment to be used in a defensive capacity

BUSINESS

* Ukraine has received the first 3.3 million cubic meters of natural gas from Germany’s RWE, the newspaper Zerkalo Nedeli Ukraina reported, citing a source in the energy and coal ministry

* Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev discussed the implementation of the Belene nuclear power plant project with Russian participation, Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich said

* Belarus has reached an agreement with Russia on the delivery of 5.3 million tons of Russian oil to the republic in the fourth quarter of the year, Belarusian First Deputy Prime Minister Vladimir Semashko said

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