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Main News of February 27

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A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours 27.02.2014, Sputnik International

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A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

WORLD

* Ukraine’s parliament confirmed an interim government that includes leading figures of a protest movement that spearheaded the ouster of President Viktor Yanukovych

* Deposed Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, whom Ukraine put on an international wanted list on mass murder charges, will hold a news conference in southern Russia on Friday, an official close to him said

* Unidentified armed men apparently seeking closer ties with Russia seized the parliament in the Crimean Peninsula in southern Ukraine

* A senior Russian defense official said that the country’s Black Sea Fleet poses no threat to Ukraine and its activities are in compliance with standing agreements between the two countries

* Two sailors who went missing after an accident on board a Russian-built submarine off the coast of Mumbai on Wednesday have been confirmed as dead, India’s navy said

RUSSIA

* Steady weakening of the ruble will contribute to inflation, but may also boost revenues to the Russian treasury by $10 billion, a senior finance official has predicted, according to a report in a daily newspaper

* The head of Russia’s powerful Investigative Committee said that preventing corruption during a planned privatization of state assets will be a top priority for his agency this year

* Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev handed out the keys to a fleet of brand new Mercedes as prizes for the country's Olympic medalists at the Sochi Winter Games

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