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A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours
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Consumer price inflation in Russia hit a historic post-Soviet period low of 6.1 percent in 2011, the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) reported on Tuesday, citing final data.
Indonesia has signed a $470 million contract with Russia to buy six Sukhoi Su-30MK2 jet fighters for the Indonesian Air Force, The Jakarta Post daily has reported.
Standard & Poor's downgraded on Friday the United States' top-notch AAA credit score by one notch to AA-plus for the first time ever. The move caused fluctuations in world stock market indices and, consequently, strong concerns about the state of the global economy.

The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerilla group said in a statement it was ready for a dialog with the country’s government.
The controversial Russian art collective Voina (War) was cleared of hooliganism charges for flipping over a police car
Argentinean-born forward of the Barcelona team Lionel Messi became the first to win FIFA player of the year award three times in a row.
Phobos-Grunt, a failed Russian sample mission to a Martian moon, was launched despite risks of which Russian scientists were well aware
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