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A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours 12.03.2014, Sputnik International

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A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

WORLD

* The US House of Representatives adopted a non-binding resolution in a 402-7 vote to denounce Russia’s actions in Ukraine and urge the White House to exclude Russia from the G8 and impose sanctions on the country

* Belarus will ask Russia to deploy up to 15 additional combat aircraft on its territory in response to increased NATO military activity along the country’s borders, President Alexander Lukashenko said

* A US navy destroyer began joint exercises with Romanian and Bulgarian warships in the Black Sea, about 130 miles from Crimea, the Reuters news agency reported

RUSSIA

* Russia will allow Ukrainian military inspectors to carry out an emergency monitoring flight over Russian territory in response to allegations that recent military activity near Ukrainian borders poses a security threat

* Russian President Vladimir Putin’s approval rating has risen 5 percent in the past week amid the ongoing crisis over the Crimean parliament's plan to secede from Ukraine and join Russia, according to a survey published by a state-run pollster

* Over the past four years the Russian government has lost nearly $550 million from uninsured failed satellite launches, the Vedomosti newspaper reported, citing an aerospace industry audit

* Russian equity markets fell sharply as the Kremlin appeared to be gearing up for a full-scale annexation of the southern Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea amid international tensions

SPORTS

* Russia beat its record Winter Paralympic medal haul at the Sochi Games while claiming 11 of 18 medals on offer in the cross-country skiing 1km sprints

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