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Thursday March 14 2013

Financial Times - World

Argentine Jesuit intellectual elected pope

Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina, a 76-year-old Jesuit intellectual, greeted the world as Pope Francis, the first pope from outside Europe in more than a millennium
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New leader needs skills of a modern manager

As well as a theologian and communicator, cardinals will be hoping for an efficient administrator to drag the Catholic Church into the modern era
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Obama casts doubt on budget deal hopes

Remarks delivered amid a rare three-day push by the president to meet lawmakers to see if any common ground is possible to end the country's budget wars
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Rebels mirror regime in Syria's murky war

Abductions have become rampant on both sides in a conflict driven by a chaotic proliferation of actors, with people at risk even in central Damascus
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Germany defies calls for stimulus

Calls from eurozone partners for more economic stimulus were ignored as Berlin revealed plan to cut spending and balance budget ahead of schedule
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Xi's wife to play role in charm offensive

Peng Liyuan, a famous Chinese folk singer, will have her own speaking engagement when she accompanies her husband to South Africa for a Brics summit
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EU Parliament rebuffs budget

The parliament's vote to reject the budget was widely expected but MEPs reduced their demands suggesting a compromise is likely
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Qatar lined up for £10bn UK projects fund

The potential projects the fund could invest in include energy plants, road and rail projects and even the Thames 'super-sewer' under London.
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Italian U-turn on marines angers India

Italy fears that dispute over marines it is refusing to send back to India for possible trial could hamper trade relations between the two countries
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Turkey's strongman broadens his appeal

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey's prime minister, has gained support with people who link his rule with the growing prosperity of the past decade
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