Iranian Commentator Najmei Bizorgmeir Says, This Just Doesn't Make AnySense

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Najmei Bizorgmeir says timing of attack on Rushdie has come under scrutiny. It happened just as Iran is in negotiations with US and Europe over the Iran nuclear accord. Comes a week after an Iranian national was charged with plotting to assassinate John Bolton. China's central bank yesterday cut its medium-term lending rate by 10 basis points.

Elections officials in Kenya announced a winner in last week’s presidential election but the result is being challenged, Iran denies involvement in the stabbing of controversial author Salman Rushdie, and China cut a crucial lending rate for the first time since January. Plus, we look at how the private equity industry evolved from a group of mercenary dealmakers to co-operative rivals.

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