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ASX improves after soft start; Mesoblast soars; IAG to raise $750m – The Sydney Morning Herald
The ASX moved ahead on Friday after a weak start. Health stocks surged on gains for CSL, ResMed, and Mesoblast. Afterpay, Wesfarmers and CBA were also higher.

At Canberras Hyatt Hotel on Tuesday afternoon the Chinese embassy gave up the charade.
The two embassy officials were uncharacteristically late. Between tables of spring diners picking their way through high tea, they delivered a message.
Unprompted, one official reached into her large blue purse and unfolded a list of Beijings 14 grievances. She followed it up with a warning: “China is angry, she told Nine News reporter Jonathan Kearsley. If you make China the enemy, China will be the enemy.
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