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Friday March 22 2013

Financial Times - World

Obama urges Israel to strike peace deal

US president urges young audience to support deal with Palestinians, saying only this can secure country's future as a Jewish and democratic state
http://link.ft.com/r/QM42II/LSL9I0/A7P8KJ/4CH7RJ/RPZ656/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=22

Cyprus unveils shake-up as the clock ticks

Cypriot parliament is due to debate 61-page bill on the banking system on Friday, with lawmakers saying they need time to consider the legislation
http://link.ft.com/r/QM42II/LSL9I0/A7P8KJ/4CH7RJ/VT4VK8/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=22

Pressure mounts on Cyprus

The government is trying to put together an alternative rescue package, but several of its elements are seen as non-starters by Brussels and Berlin
http://link.ft.com/r/QM42II/LSL9I0/A7P8KJ/4CH7RJ/DX1JHD/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=22

'Toxic cocktail' threatens the Ganges

Experts warn that the Indian river, which succours more than a third of India's 1.2bn population, contains fertilisers, pesticides, chemical waste and sewage
http://link.ft.com/r/QM42II/LSL9I0/A7P8KJ/4CH7RJ/JQ8U0J/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=22

US Congress averts government shutdown

There is no clear path to an agreement on lifting the debt ceiling between congressional Republicans and the White House and its Democratic allies
http://link.ft.com/r/QM42II/LSL9I0/A7P8KJ/4CH7RJ/A53Q1D/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=22

Italian marines return to India to face trial

Rome send two Italian marines accused of killing two fisherman back to India to face trial, a climbdown that eases a bitter diplomatic row
http://link.ft.com/r/QM42II/LSL9I0/A7P8KJ/4CH7RJ/3CQWJM/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=22

Kurdish leader Ocalan declares ceasefire

Outlawed PKK pushes peace hopes close to all-time high among many of Turkey's 15m Kurdish population, tough details have still to be decided
http://link.ft.com/r/QM42II/LSL9I0/A7P8KJ/4CH7RJ/HIB36F/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=22

Ancient universe revealed by cosmic map

Long-awaited map shows the afterglow of the Big Bang that created the universe 13.8bn years ago, based on observations from ESA's telescope
http://link.ft.com/r/QM42II/LSL9I0/A7P8KJ/4CH7RJ/DX1JHK/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=22

Sarkozy faces probe over donation claims

France's ex-president has been placed under formal investigation on suspicion of 'abuse of weakness' – or taking advantage of heiress Liliane Bettencourt
http://link.ft.com/r/QM42II/LSL9I0/A7P8KJ/4CH7RJ/LSOLVT/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=22

Chicago proposes large-scale school cuts

The closures, which must be approved by May, include 54 elementary schools and programmes in the country's third-largest school district
http://link.ft.com/r/QM42II/LSL9I0/A7P8KJ/4CH7RJ/9MNEUI/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=22

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