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A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

WORLD

* As Americans brace themselves for what may be a prolonged government shutdown, more than 400 national parks and museums across the country have been forced to close and turn away scores of tourists

* Russia expects that India and Pakistan will soon become full-fledged members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a post-Soviet Eurasian security bloc, Russia’s top diplomat said

RUSSIA

* A group of unidentified persons fired at the Russian Embassy in Libya on Wednesday and attempted to break in, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Moscow radio

* Russian authorities plan to limit public demonstrations and access to several territories in and around Sochi to secure next year's Winter Olympics, an official with the country's Federal Security Service (FSB) said

* Prosecutors asked in their closing arguments in the trial at a Moscow court of an anti-Kremlin activist accused of attacking a police officer that he be made to undergo psychiatric treatment

BUSINESS

* Russian President Vladimir Putin told international investors Wednesday that his government is planning protectionist measures to give an edge to domestic manufacturers in a move that will cause consternation among fellow World Trade Organization members

* Foreign direct investment in Russia’s economy in the first six months of this year reached nearly $55 billion, three times more than in the first half of last year, President Vladimir Putin told an investment forum

* President Vladimir Putin sought to reassure investors and savers that reforms to Russia’s pension system, currently being negotiated within the government, will not end in the seizure of funded pension contributions

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