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Rio Tinto executive Hu pleads guilty in China trial (AFP)

AFP – Australian Rio Tinto executive Stern Hu pleaded guilty at a politically charged trial in Shanghai on Monday to taking bribes, a defence lawyer told AFP.

Clegg in cross-party deficit plan

The Liberal Democrats have called for the formation of a cross-party “council for economic stability” to plan cuts in the budget deficit.

Warning of ’sluggish’ UK recovery

Economists at the CBI and Ernst & Young ITEM Club warn of a “sluggish” recovery in the UK economy this year.

Rio Tinto exec to plead guilty in China: Dow Jones (AFP)

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AFP – Australian national Stern Hu and a Chinese fellow employee of Rio Tinto will plead guilty to bribe-taking at their trial in Shanghai, Dow Jones Newswires reported Monday, quoting a defence lawyer.

Air travelers to see tougher security before beach (AP)

AP – For those who haven’t flown in a while, be prepared to be scanned, swabbed or thoroughly patted down. Maybe all three.

BA facing busiest day of strike

Thousands more British Airways passengers face disruption as the cabin crew strike enters its third and busiest day.

Obama: Health care bill a victory for Americans (AP)

AP – President Barack Obama says the health care legislation passed Sunday night by the House is “a victory for the American people” and “a victory for common sense.”

Rio Tinto trial opens in Shanghai (AFP)

AFP – The highly sensitive trial of four staff of Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto opened Monday in a case that has strained ties with Canberra and raised concerns about doing business in China.

French left beats Sarkozy’s party in regional vote (AP)

AP – The long-flailing French left made a big-time comeback Sunday, crushing Nicolas Sarkozy’s conservatives in regional elections colored by voters’ economic worries — and informally kicking off the 2012 presidential race.

Trial of Rio Tinto employees opens in Shanghai: court (AFP)

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AFP – The trial of four employees of Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto on charges of bribery and industrial espionage began in Shanghai on Monday, a court spokeswoman said.