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Former Israeli PM faces lengthy prison sentence
Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert will today be sentenced by a Tel Aviv court after being found guilty in a high-profile bribery case in March. Olmert was among 13 government officials, developers and businesspeople charged in three separate schemes related to a housing development in Jerusalem while he was mayor of the city. The 68-year-old faces up to seven years in prison.
 
Final Iran nuclear talks begin in Vienna
Diplomats will start drafting a final accord today to resolve a decade-long standoff with Iran that would rescind oil and banking sanctions in return for limits on the Islamic Republic's nuclear programme. The five days of scheduled talks between Iran and the P5+1 in Vienna will be the longest round of haggling since November, when diplomats agreed to a temporary accord.
 
Posthumous album from 'King of Pop'
Five years after the death of the "King of Pop", a posthumous Michael Jackson album is launched today, including eight previously unreleased songs. Among the producers brought in to give a modern edge to the tracks on XSCAPE - mined from four decades of the singer's material - are hitmakers Timbaland, Rodney Jerkins, Stargate and John McClain. A deluxe edition will include a selection of recordings in their original form.
 
Troubled tech firm pins hopes on Indonesia
BlackBerry will today launch a new budget handset in Indonesia, one of its last bastions, in what analysts see as a last step in the ailing smartphone maker's fightback against titans Samsung and Apple. The Z3, which is designed for Indonesia but will likely be introduced in other emerging markets later, is the first to be produced from the Canadian firm's partnership with Taiwanese tech giant Foxconn, which makes gadgets for Apple.
 
Electricity supply generates discussion
The future of Hong Kong's electricity supply will be under scrutiny today at a forum hosted by the Business Environment Council (BEC). Undersecretary for the environment Christine Loh Kung-wai will present options for the city's future fuel mix, outlining the choice of using electricity from the mainland or increasing our use of natural gas. The BEC will also release the results of its annual survey on climate change in the city.
 
CUHK study links eye procedure to infection
The Chinese University of Hong Kong will today reveal the results of a survey that highlights the risks of a corrective procedure for short-sightedness. The study will show that orthokeratology, the temporary reshaping of the cornea (the front of the eye) with specially made rigid contact lenses, is directly related to 40 per cent of microbial keratitis infections in patients aged 18 and under in the city. Over half of Hong Kong's children under 12 suffer from myopia.


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