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Main news of February 2

19:14 02/02/2008

* A one-month-long media campaign for Russia's presidential election has been launched ahead of the March 2 poll

* Russia and the United States have signed a trade deal allowing Russia to boost enriched uranium exports to the U.S., Russian state nuclear agency Rosatom said

* Poland has urged members of the North Atlantic alliance to support Ukraine's request to join the NATO Membership Action Plan (MAP), the Polish foreign minister said on

* The U.S. missile defense system in Europe is meant to deal with limited threats and cannot degrade the thousands of nuclear warheads Russia has, the U.S. secretary of state said

* Russia will maintain state support and provide more investment to the agro-industrial complex, First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said

* Australian Open champion Maria Sharapova beat Israel's Tzipi Obziler, making up for a poor start from her team in their Fed Cup first round match with Israel

* Russia suspended the flights of all Tajik airlines to Russia, the Federal Air Transport Agency said

* There will be no major price hikes in Russia once some food prices are "unfrozen," the finance minister said

* Two Tunisians and one French citizen were attacked in the Central Russian city of Voronezh, a regional prosecutor said

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