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19:59 GMT 24.03.2013

A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

WORLD

* Experts in chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) emergencies conducting a search at the British property where exiled Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky was found dead, gave the scene the all clear, Sky News reported

* Cyprus is facing tough economic future as the country has been left without any “optimal” solution to the current financial crisis, European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs Olli Rehn said

* Newly-elected Chinese President Xi Jinping has affirmed that China and Russia will continue to strengthen and develop their military, political and strategic relations, including cooperation between their armed forces

* Experts in chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) emergencies are conducting a search at the British property where exiled Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky was found dead, police said

* Norwegian shooter Anders Breivik, who was sentenced to the maximum 21 years prison term for terrorism and the murder of over 70 people, has asked for permission to attend the funeral of his mother, Sky News TV channel reported

* The Israeli army opened fire at a Syrian military post in retaliation to a fire attack on its patrols in the Golan Heights, an army spokesman said

* Fierce fighting continued in Central African Republic’s capital Bangui on Sunday where rebels were seeking to topple President Francois Bozize, Paris-based news channel France 24 reported

* Syria's opposition chief Ahmed Moaz al-Khatib has resigned from the National Coalition, his spokesman told Al Jazeera

RUSSIA

* Illumination of 90 iconic landmarks in Moscow was switched off for an hour on Saturday night as part of a global environmental action, allowing the Russian capital to save 5 megawatts of electric power, a city government official said

* Moscow is ready to consider burying self-exiled Russian businessman Boris Berezovsky in Russia, if it receives such a request, the online TV channel Dozhd said in its Twitter micro-blog on Sunday, referring to presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov

* Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has signed a formal order setting ambitious targets for the country’s athletes at the 2018 Winter Olympics and 2020 Summer Olympics, a government statement said

* Nine activists were detained on Sunday as they attempted to stage an unauthorized protest on Moscow’s Red Square, a police spokesman said

* Thousands of snow removal machines have been sent out on the streets in Moscow after an unprecedented snowstorm, which has caused a state of emergency in Ukraine’s Kiev, hit the Russian capital