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Rio rights get strong demand, Chinalco bids in full

Rio Tinto Ltd's $15.2 billion rights offer, the fifth-biggest on record, generated strong demand from UK investors, putting the world's top iron ore miner back into growth mode after a debt-funded purchase of Alcan had brought it to its knees.

Ahmadinejad's rivals defiant on Iran vote

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Two losing contenders in Iran's presidential election denounced the result on Wednesday in clear defiance of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, saying Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's next cabinet would be illegitimate.

Iran demands EU apology before any nuclear talks

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Iran, stung by European Union criticism of its handling of post-election unrest, on Wednesday accused the 27-nation bloc of meddling and demanded an apology before any more talks on Tehran's disputed nuclear program.
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Mood mixed among Asian shares

Asian stock markets put in a mixed performance on Wednesday, with Seoul gaining but Tokyo and Sydney weak as data showed the process of swinging the global economy around to a recovery would be a slow grind.
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UK's Brown focuses on public services in final push

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will focus on housing, health and education on Monday when he sets out plans for the final few months of his government before an election that could end Labour's long grip on power.
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Partial recount in Iran, reformers want annulment

A partial recount of Iran's disputed election won by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad began on Monday, but one defeated reformist candidate said an annulment of the poll was the only way to regain the people's trust.
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Daily Commentary - 29/06/2009

what is a rare occurrence of late the Aussie dollar remained in a narrow trading band between 0.8040 and 0.8090 on Friday to finish the week exchanging at 0.8070. With no local economic data released the AUD searched for direction from offshore threatening to break higher after better than expected German data however a rebound in demand for USD put a lid on any further advances.
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Iran spars with U.S. and Britain over election

Iran accused the United States of trying to destabilize it and sparked a new row with Britain on Sunday, underscoring the hardline leadership's efforts to blame post-election unrest on foreign powers rather than popular anger.
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Sanofi drug may increase cancer risk, studies find

Sanofi-Aventis's diabetes drug Lantus may increase the risk of cancer, according to European studies involving some 300,000 insulin-treated patients, prompting a call from experts for more research.
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Global property lending landscape altered forever

If you look at the banking sector response to this crisis, it appears that the further east you go, the more demanding your typical lender becomes, said Mike Sales, the London-based head of property at Henderson Global Investors.
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Microsoft Windows 7 pre order available now

Microsoft Windows 7 pre order starts June 26 until July 11th in the United States and Canada. Japan is also included on the list for June 26th pre order release but will end earlier on July 5TH or while supplies last.
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World mourns Michael Jackson, hails heir to Elvis

Michael Jackson's death dominated news bulletins, radio airwaves and social networking sites the world over on Friday as tributes poured in for a man called the King of Pop and natural heir to Elvis.
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Doctor flees Iran over Neda killing: report

One person captured on Internet videos helping Neda, the young Iranian woman killed last week who has become an icon of the protests, was identified by a British newspaper on Friday as a doctor who has since fled Iran.
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Iranian cleric says rioters should be executed

A hardline Iranian cleric on Friday called for the execution of rioters, in a sign of the authorities' determination to stamp out opposition to the June 12 presidential election result.
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Windows 7 pre order start tomorrow

Microsoft Windows 7 pre order will start tomorrow until July 11th in the United States and Canada. Japan is also included on the list for tomorrow’s pre order release but will end earlier on July 5TH or while supplies last.
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Athens’ Acropolis Museum opens

The Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece, has opened its doors to the public. The spectacular building is home to more than 4,000 works from the ancient world, including parts of the sculptures that adorned the Parthenon.

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