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Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California

After iPhone's debut, Cook must reposition Apple brand

Apple Inc debuts its fifth generation iPhone this week minus its visionary leader for the first time. But CEO Tim Cook may already be thinking ahead to his greatest challenge: repositioning the company's fabled marketing apparatus to safeguard the brand.

Samsung upgrades smartphones to avoid Dutch sales ban

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Samsung Electronics Co said on Wednesday it will soon release upgraded versions of three Galaxy smartphones in Europe to get around temporary sales bans on earlier versions of products that violated an Apple patent.

Too soon for Commonwealth gesture to Zimbabwe: UK

Robert Mugabe
A British government minister sharply criticised Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Tuesday and said it would be premature for Commonwealth leaders to hold out an olive branch to Zimbabwe when they meet later this month.
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Gold Production from Alacer Gold Rises 9%

Gold production from Alacer Gold Corp., which recently merged with two other gold mining companies, advanced in the third quarter and was on target to hit the company's 400,000 ounce target, the company said Tuesday.
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Asia Pacific Screen Awards announces nominees

Two entries in the Academy's Best Foreign-Language Film category are among the five Best Feature Film nominees at the 2011 Asia Pacific Screen Awards, which announced its nominees on Monday.
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Australia approves BHP's Olympic Dam mine expansion

Global miner BHP Billiton moved a step closer on Monday toward an estimated $20 billion to $30 billion expansion of its Olympic Dam copper and uranium mine, securing environmental approvals for the project in the deserts of southern Australia.

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