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A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

WORLD

* Talks between Iran and six world powers on the Islamic Republic’s disputed nuclear program ended in Almaty, Kazakhstan without agreement but the two sides have pledged to hold further meetings in the coming weeks

* Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili on Wednesday disavowed the claim that a number of large Georgian banks were selling their assets to Russian banks

* US Secretary of State John Kerry has held the job of America’s top diplomat less than a month and he has already become fodder for late night television jokes

* The internationally acclaimed American classical pianist Van Cliburn, who won the first Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow in 1958 during the height of the Cold War propelling him to worldwide fame, died from bone cancer at the age of 78

RUSSIA

* President Vladimir Putin instructed the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces to sort out issues related to housing for soldiers and the problems affecting garrison towns

* Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu criticized the performance of some defense-related agencies, as well as mistakes made by his predecessor Anatoly Serdyukov

* Russia's Airborne Forces (VDV) should expand the scope of their mission and be prepared to operate as a rapid reaction force, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said

* Russian opposition figurehead Alexei Navalny was accused by investigators of faking documents allowing him to work as an attorney

BUSINESS

* The resumption of wine exports to Russia will benefit Georgia's economy, and the government has no plans to reverse previous agreements, Georgia's Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Giorgi Kvirikashvili said

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