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Ayatollah rejects offer of talks from Biden
DUBAI - Iran's highest authority, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, yesterday rejected an offer of direct talks made by US Vice-President Joe Biden. "Talks will not solve any problems," Khamenei said in a statement after a meeting with air force commanders. "You are holding a gun against Iran saying, 'Talks or you'll fire.' The Iranian nation will not be frightened by such threats," he added. Reuters
 
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King's son-in-law faces having assets frozen
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1865 baseball card is sold for US$92,000
BIDDEFORD, United States - A rare 148-year-old baseball card found at a rummage sale has been auctioned for US$92,000 in Biddeford, in the state of Maine. The card isn't the same as a modern-day baseball card, but an original photograph from 1865 mounted on a card, showing nine players and a manager belonging to a team called the Brooklyn Atlantics. AP


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The baseball card showing the Brooklyn Atlantics. Photo: AP

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Iran's highest authority, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, yesterday rejected an offer of direct talks made by US Vice-President Joe Biden. "Talks will not solve any problems," Khamenei said in a statement after a meeting with air force commanders. "You are holding a gun against Iran saying, 'Talks or you'll fire.' The Iranian nation will not be frightened by such threats," he added.
