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Main News of January 25

Main News of January 25

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23:59 25/01/2012

A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

WORLD

* Moscow would agree to host talks between the Syrian authorities and opposition forces in a bid to end the violence the UN says has claimed the lives of over 5,000 people, Russia’s foreign minister said

* The United States will use all available options to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, President Barack Obama said in his State of the Union address

* An annual meeting of 2,600 decision-makers from almost 100 countries and hundreds of companies starts in the Swiss ski resort town of Davos

RUSSIA

* The United States is not involved in any opposition rallies in Russia, U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul said

* Russia’s election authorities officially registered tycoon Mikhail Prokhorov to run in the presidential elections in March

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who decided against running in the March 4 presidential elections, said it is possible that he might run again in the future

* Russia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) said almost 90% of the 1,686 violation reports it received after the December 4 State Duma elections proved to be untrue

Michael McFaul, the new U.S. ambassador to Russia, should understand that he is working in Russia, not in the United States, President Dmitry Medvedev said

* The Central Election Commission refusal to register Yabloko party founder Grigory Yavlinsky as a presidential candidate does not give cause to question the legitimacy of the elections, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s spokesman said

* The pro-Kremlin United Russia party is planning to meet with political parties, opposition leaders and civic groups to discuss how to restore public trust in the country's elections, State Duma Deputy Speaker Oleg Morozov said

* Former Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin is ready to work “to consolidate democratic forces” in Russia with Yabloko party founder Grigory Yavlinsky, whose application to run for president appears headed for rejection

BUSINESS

* Izhmash, the manufacturer of Kalashnikov AK assault rifles, said its sales were up 57.4 percent last year at 5.73 billion rubles (about $190 million)

* The Russian Venture Capital Association (RVCA), which unites some 70 Russian investment funds, and U.K. BVCA have signed a memorandum of understanding to renew bilateral investment flows, RVCA Chairman Alla Pianova said

* The most rational way for Greece to cope with its massive sovereign debt problem is to quit the Eurozone, the head of Russia’s largest bank Sberbank, German Gref said on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland

SPORTS

* An exhibition match marking the 40th anniversary of the hockey's legendary 1972 Summit Series between Canada and the Soviet Union could be played next month on Red Square, Russia's sports minister told RIA Novosti

* CSKA Moscow striker Vagner Love has signed for Brazilian club Flamengo in a two-year deal, both clubs confirmed

* The Russian pair of Vera Zvonareva and Svetlana Kuznetsova will play in the final of the Australian Open after defeating Elena Vesnina and Sania Mirza in the doubles

* Maria Sharapova routed fellow Russian Ekaterina Makarova 6-2, 6-3, setting up an Australian Open semifinal against Petra Kvitova

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