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A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

WORLD

* US President Barack Obama has canceled plans to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin for a one-on-one summit next month, the White House said Wednesday, amid US fury over Moscow's decision to grant asylum to US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden

* A bipartisan group of 12 US senators has signed a letter urging the Pentagon to cancel its recently announced $572 million contract to purchase 30 Russian helicopters for use in Afghanistan

* Every day, for more than two years, about 300 tons of radioactive water is leaked into the Pacific Ocean from the disaster-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in northern Japan, the Kyodo news agency reported Wednesday, citing the government’s top spokesman

RUSSIA

* Moscow is disappointed by the cancellation of US President Barack Obama’s planned visit to Moscow for a bilateral summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a senior Kremlin aide said

* Local authorities near Sochi, Russia have harassed, bullied and filed criminal charges against activists and journalists who have criticized preparations for the upcoming 2014 Winter Games, international rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) said

* Only 16 percent of Russians think that the federal government could improve the country in the foreseeable future (down from 45 percent in July 2010 and 21 percent in July 2011), while 42 percent think it could not, according to a poll published Wednesday

* A group of 37 CEOs and entrepreneurs from Russian internet companies and start-up businesses have announced their backing for opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s bid to become mayor of Moscow, in a rare intervention in favor of opposition politics by Russian business

* Moscow police carried out yet more raids targeting migrants and marketplaces Wednesday, detaining hundreds of people

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