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A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

SPORTS

* Russian President Vladimir Putin opened the Winter Olympics in Sochi after a lavish opening ceremony showcasing Russia as a resurgent nation

* The Olympic cauldron at the opening ceremony of the Sochi Winter Games was lit by three-time Olympic figure skating champion Irina Rodnina and Vladislav Tretiak, the legendary Soviet goaltender named the greatest Russian hockey player of the 20th century

WORLD

* Washington has accused Russia of being behind the leak of an intercepted telephone call between top US diplomats discussing the unfolding political crisis in Ukraine and using foul language to disparage the EU

* US President Barack Obama has denied having an “icy” relationship with Vladimir Putin and described the Russian leader’s tough guy image as part of his "shtick"

* Police in Ukraine said that a blast at the headquarters of anti-government demonstrators in the capital may have been caused by the accidental detonation of a bomb being primed for a terrorist attack

* Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed a three-day ceasefire in the besieged Syrian city of Homs, saying that it would alleviate pressing humanitarian problems of its people

RUSSIA

* Two Russian telecommunications satellites have been delivered to the Baikonur space launch facility in southern Kazakhstan in preparation for a mid-March launch, space officials said

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