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Main News of January 14

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A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

WORLD

* Opposition deputies in Ukraine prevented the start of the New Year's opening session of parliament by blocking the tribune and presidium, the UNIAN news agency reported

* Russian naval escort ships are helping out in an international operation to remove chemical weapons stockpiles from war-torn Syria, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said

*A Russian research ship that was trapped in Antarctic ice for several weeks arrived in New Zealand’s Bluff port to undergo repair work, the vessel’s owner said

RUSSIA

* Russian lawmakers are considering a measure to restore the “against all” option on ballots in elections

* A fugitive Russian real estate mogul recently released from a Cambodian prison is not facing criminal charges there and is free to leave the South East Asian country, RAPSI legal news agency cited his lawyer as saying

* The maiden mission of a new Russian lightweight rocket was a “huge success,” the director of the factory that built the launcher said

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