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More than 170,000 soldiers, police and private security personnel are expected to be deployed in Brazil's 12 host cities.
Officials have ruled out a Obama-Putin meet on June 6 but the world’s two most powerful leaders are likely to cross paths in Paris.
The move comes as Moscow is seeking to advance talks over the placement of Glonass stations in the United States.
China and the UK had signed an agreement last year to establish a reciprocal 3-year sterling/renminbi currency swap line.
A reading above the 50 level indicates expansion in factories' activity while below that mark indicates contraction.
Leaders from both countries stressed the need for Asian cooperation through such organisations as ASEAN.
A meeting of Russian, EU and Ukrainian officials was held in Berlin on Friday to settle the gas dispute.
Naxalism or widespread leftwing extremism and political violence has gripped vast swathes of land in central and eastern India.
But Argentina's foreign minister says Buenos Aires is "interested in developing relations with BRICS in international politics".
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi would be in New Delhi to hold talks with the newly sworn-in Indian government on June 8.
