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Saturday, July 18, 2009

Your daily e-mail from the BBC

Friday, 17 July, 2009, 19:00 GMT 24:00 +05:00:Asia/Karachi



ASIA-PACIFIC
Fatal blasts hit Jakarta hotels
At least nine people die and dozens are hurt as bombs hit two luxury hotels in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, police say.
Rio 'very concerned' about staff
Rio Tinto voices concern about its employees detained in Shanghai amid accusations of bribery and spying.
Turkmenistan to create desert sea
Turkmenistan starts work on the latest phase of its massive project to create a vast artificial sea in the desert.
TECHNOLOGY
Wikipedia painting row escalates
The battle over Wikipedia's use of images from a British art gallery intensifies into a war of words.
Apple blocks rival smart phones
An update to iTunes software prevents unsupported devices, such as the Palm Pre, from synchronising content.
Facebook 'breaches Canadian law'
The popular social networking website Facebook is breaking Canada's privacy laws, a report in the country finds.

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