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A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

WORLD

* An 11-year-old Russian boy remains in critical condition in a hospital in the Greek capital Athens after he was stabbed 21 times while vacationing with his family on the island of Crete

* Terror suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev wrote a message on the wall of the boat in which he was captured, claiming responsibility for the April 15 bomb attack on the Boston Marathon, CBS News reported

* Russia collapsed in the world hockey championship quarterfinal as the United States effortlessly poured in goals to embarrass the defending champions with an 8-3 victory in Helsinki

RUSSIA

* President Vladimir Putin reiterated Russia is ready to assist South Africa develop an advanced nuclear power industry

* The head of Rosbank, one of Russia's biggest banks, who was detained after a televised police raid on his office on Wednesday, has denied the accusations of bribery against him and maintains his innocence, his lawyer said

* Russia is to spend some 440 billion rubles (around $14 billion) on federal programs to develop Russia’s scientific and technological complex in 2014-2020, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said at a government meeting

* The alleged CIA operative who was attempting to recruit a Russian security services officer was detained by that officer himself, a Federal Security Service (FSB) representative told RIA Novosti

* Russia’s newest Baltic Fleet warship, the Project 20380 Boiky corvette, was handed over to the Navy on Thursday, a fleet spokesman said

* Russia’s Emergencies Ministry has finalized deployment of a space monitoring system to help ensuring prompt response to emergency situations in the country

* Former adult video star Sasha Grey began her car rally across Russia on Thursday setting off from Vladivostok in the country’s Far East

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