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22:01 27/05/2009

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* According to the World Health Organization's latest update, a total of 13,398 people in 48 countries worldwide have been officially diagnosed with the A/H1N1 influenza virus, with a total of 95 deaths

* The Indian Air Force (IAF) has announced a number of tenders for the purchase of 22 combat and 15 heavy-lift helicopters from U.S., European and Russian producers, an Indian daily reported

* An Indian-manufactured MiG-21 fighter jet crashed on Wednesday in eastern India, the fifth aircraft loss this year for the Indian Air Force, an IAF spokesman told RIA Novosti

* Opposition activists in Georgia who blocked a rail line in Tbilisi last night demanding the president's resignation ended their picket

* At least 20 people have been killed and 230 injured in a car bomb explosion in the east Pakistani city of Lahore, the local police chief said

* North Korea, which sparked international alarm with a recent nuclear test, warned the South on Wednesday of an immediate military strike if attempts are made to intercept ships under a U.S.-led non-proliferation deal

RUSSIA

* Russia and NATO have agreed to transform the Russia-NATO Council into an effective working body ready to examine issues of global security, Russia's envoy to NATO said

* Rosatom has hundreds of billions of dollars worth of foreign orders for the construction of nuclear power plants (NPP) and reactors over the next 10 years, the head of Russia's state-run nuclear power corporation said

* The newly-appointed commander of Russia's Airborne Troops, Lt. Gen. Vladimir Shamanov said on Wednesday his personnel remained the core of the Russian army, but modern equipment was needed

* Russia and Cuba have agreed to renew their cooperation in nuclear research with Cuba's Nuclear Energy Agency, head of Rosatom Sergei Kiriyenko said

* Russia's foreign minister said on Wednesday that the United Nations Security Council must take action to prevent North Korea from further nuclear activities, but should seek dialogue and avoid futile punishments

* A Russian Soyuz-FG booster rocket, carrying a Soyuz TMA-15 spacecraft, successfully lifted off from the Baikonur space center en route to the International Space Station, Mission Control said

* Irina Belenkaya, the Russian woman involved in a custody battle with her estranged French husband over their daughter, was handed over to French police in Hungary on Wednesday and put on a plane to France, her lawyer said

* Russia's ambassador to the United Nations has said his country is prepared to back a strong resolution against North Korea over its recent nuclear test

BUSINESS

* The Russian-British oil firm TNK-BP has appointed billionaire shareholder Mikhail Fridman as its interim CEO, BP said

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