SYDNEY--19 Jun--AsiaNet/InfoQuestINNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY... BASINGSTOKE, England - Effective treatment of anaemia in patients sufferingfrom chronic kidney disease is possible with the first erythropoietin productproduced in a human cell line. http://www.shire.com FOOD TECHNOLOGIES... WEINHEIM - United Food Technologies AG, specialists in the planning andconstruction of fish breeding farms, will be exporting their tried and testedtechnology for the production of exquisite caviar to the Middle East. FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON - Fannie Mae will launch its first Benchmark REMIC(TM) issuance. The company will offer $2.0 billion of Benchmark REMIC Trust 2006-B1 as aGuaranteed Maturity Class with a final maturity date of June 25, 2016. http://www.fanniemae.com/mbs/documents/remic/remicprospectussupplements.jhtml http://www.fanniemae.com ANTI-TETANUS MEDICINE... WASHINGTON - International Relief and Development has begun a major programto provide vaccinations against tetanus, which has already killed 18 people inthe province of Bantul, IRD announced. http://www.ird-dc.org YELLOW CARDS... BERLIN - Franz Beckenbauer, head of Germany 2006, said today World Cupreferees were handing out too many yellow cards and accused an African officialof stupidity. SUPREME ARGENTINA... GELSENKIRCHEN - Argentina set the benchmark for the World Cup with amagnificent 6-0 demolition of Serbia-Montenegro as they immediately becametournament favourites and the team everyone will want to avoid. PORTUGAL HELD... FRANKFURT - Portugal was held 0-0 at half-time by World Cup Group D rivalIran after a chance-filled but bad-tempered opening period here. PORTUGAL ADVANCE... FRANKFURT - A stunning strike from Deco and a Cristiano Ronaldo penalty gavePortugal a 2-0 triumph over Iran, sealing its place in the World Cup secondround. SECOND ROUND... BERLIN - List of teams that qualified by the end of Saturday for the roundof the last 16 at the World Cup and those that have been knocked out. SHANGHAI OMEGA... SHANGHAI - Omega brand ambassador Nicole Kidman takes questions at the pressconference of the official launch of the Iris Collection. PREFERRED HOTEL... HONG KONG - Preferred Hotel Group's Asia Pacific region is in a period ofrapid growth that has seen membership across its four distinct brands increasefrom 13 to 30 members in just over a year. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060619/LASU002 www.preferredhotels.com www.preferred-boutique.com www.summithotels.com www.sterlinghotels.com www.preferredhotelgroup.com www.preferredhotelgroup.com/press.htm http://photoarchive.ap.org BEATRICE FAVOURITE... SYDNEY - Beatrice Faumuina is Centrebet's odds-on favourite to win Sunday'sDancing with the Stars final. http://www.centrebet.com (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net forfull-text versions.)