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Brazil To Produce H1N1 Flu Vaccine
RIO DE JANEIRO, June 19 (Bernama) -- Brazil plans to produce vaccines against the influenza H1N1 virus, Health Minister Alexandre Padilha said Tuesday.


Zimbabwe's Parties Still Discussing Way Foward Over Electoral Process
HARARE, June 19 (Bernama) -- Constitutional and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Eric Matinenga said on Tuesday amendments to the electoral laws could not be brought before Parliament as parties in the government are still discussing the way forward.


India Seeks Greater Market Access For Its Movies In China
NEW DELHI, June 19 (Bernama) -- India on Tuesday asked China to give greater access to Indian movies in that country and said such a gesture could be reciprocated, Press Trust of India (PTI) reported.


India: Minister Proposes Sweeping Changes In FDI Regime
NEW DELHI, June 19 (Bernama) -- Seeking to promote India as an investment destination, the Indian Finance Ministry proposed sweeping changes in the FDI regime, favouring higher sectoral caps in almost all sectors including defence, multi-brand retail and telecom.


Mozambique, Thailand Discuss Civil Aviation
BANGKOK (Thailand), June 19 (Bernama) -- Mozambique's Minister of Transport and Communications, Paulo Zucula, on Friday met with Thailand's Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra here, to discuss cooperation in civil aviation, Mozambican news agency, AIM, reported.


American Business Groups Claim India Hurting US Jobs, Economy
WASHINGTON, June 19 (Bernama) -- A group of major American business organisations and advocacy groups on Tuesday launched a new alliance against what they allege as India's "discriminatory" economic policies, including intellectual property issues, which they claim hurt US jobs and economy.


Australia To Maintain Ongoing Force In Afghanistan, Says Minister
MELBOURNE, June 19 (Bernama) -- Australia will maintain an ongoing force of several hundred troops after most of the solders come home by the end of this year, Defence Minister Stephen Smith has told parliament.