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Monday March 18 2013

Financial Times - World

Obama talks fail to unlock budget impasse

John Boehner makes it clear that last week's talks with Barack Obama had changed little in the search for a full-scale budget deal
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China's Li targets smaller role for state

Li Keqiang vows to tackle inequality, corruption and bureaucracy in his first public address as head of the Chinese government
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Cypriot authorities in revised deal talks

Cypriot authorities consider additional bank holiday on Tuesday pending emergency ratification of deal that would mitigate danger of a bank run
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Pakistan prepares for election

A successful democratic power transfer would be a first for Pakistan, but the political process has already become deadlocked.
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EU fails to speak with one voice on Syria

Union torn between interventionist instincts of UK and France, two nations that see themselves as world powers, and passivity of Germany
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Saudi cleric urges royals to adopt reform

In an open letter posted on his Facebook and Twitter sites, Sheikh Salman al-Odah warns the ruling Al Saud family against ignoring protests
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Italy looks to break political impasse

People of Liberty offers to support minority centre-left government in exchange for agreement on centre-right candidate as next head of state
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Airport cements Sri Lanka's China links

A $209m air terminal built with Chinese labour and loans has raised western fears over Beijing's growing influence in the south Asian nation
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Fed expected to stick to policy guns

With US economy progressing slowly, Wednesday's FOMC policy meeting is likely to focus on $85bn-a-month programme of quantitative easing
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EU set to widen bonus clampdown

If agreed, the Ucits overhaul will be a shock to the fund management sector, which until now has largely enjoyed free rein to set managers' pay
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