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If this email is not displayed correctly, please click on the following link or open your browser and paste the link into the address field: http://view.ed4.net/v/4RNQTT/52RL7A/ICVIZD/C51OYF/   World news: Wednesday May 01 2013 World News - latest world news headlines - FT.com   Obama in new push to close Guantánamo The US president campaigned in 2008 on a promise to close the facility but the effort was abandoned after encountering stiff resistance among both parties in Congress http://link.ft.com/r/4RNQTT/DXFMBQ/0GINVW/EX7EIA/T14EA4/YT/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=1   Fed weighs tighter cap on bank leverage The move is being considered amid scepticism of the Basel III accords, which allow banks to vary capital requirements depending on the riskiness of individual assets http://link.ft.com/r/4RNQTT/DXFMBQ/0GINVW/EX7EIA/GYG210/YT/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=1   Letta urges determination to spur growth Europe must show the same determination to promote growth as it does to maintain sound public finances, Italy's new prime minister said in Berlin http://link.ft.com/r/4RNQTT/DXFMBQ/0GINVW/EX7EIA/4VJ1E2/YT/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=1   Ireland agrees draft law allowing abortion Dublin has agreed the details of new legislation that would for the first time sanction abortion under restricted circumstances http://link.ft.com/r/4RNQTT/DXFMBQ/0GINVW/EX7EIA/4VJ1I6/YT/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=1   Eurozone jobless rate up as inflation falls Expectations for an ECB interest rate cut grow after the eurozone unemployment rate edges up to 12.1% and the inflation rate slows sharply to 1.2% http://link.ft.com/r/4RNQTT/DXFMBQ/0GINVW/EX7EIA/CWLONC/YT/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=1   Elysée to auction 10th of wine cellar Wines no longer present in large enough numbers to serve at palace events will be sold off and proceeds reinvested in "more modest" vintages http://link.ft.com/r/4RNQTT/DXFMBQ/0GINVW/EX7EIA/6AFTQE/YT/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=1   Portugal unveils plan to extend austerity Lisbon is to squeeze spending well beyond the country's planned exit from the financial aid programme but says it will not extend tough tax rises http://link.ft.com/r/4RNQTT/DXFMBQ/0GINVW/EX7EIA/Z8IFXZ/YT/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=1   Retailers pledge aid for factory victims Compensation pledged for garment workers killed or injured in last week's building collapse as rescuers abandon hope of finding more survivors http://link.ft.com/r/4RNQTT/DXFMBQ/0GINVW/EX7EIA/EKHCPP/YT/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=1   Tymoshenko jailing branded 'unlawful' Ruling by Europe's human rights court that ex-Ukraine PM Yulia Tymoshenko's detention was political adds to strain between west and Kiev http://link.ft.com/r/4RNQTT/DXFMBQ/0GINVW/EX7EIA/IE6ZTB/YT/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=1   Dutch king sworn in as queen abdicates Following the example of her mother and grandmother, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands abdicates in favour of her son Willem-Alexander http://link.ft.com/r/4RNQTT/DXFMBQ/0GINVW/EX7EIA/7ZNHS5/YT/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=1   In depth - FT.com BP trial Libor scandal Bank bonuses Great tax race Tools Your account    Portfolio Email Briefings    Price alerts Keyword alerts    RSS feeds Subscribe to FT.com     © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2013 ABOUT THIS EMAIL You have received this email because you have signed up from the NBE preference page. FT.com Change Briefings  •   Unsubscribe  •   Change Email Address  •   Forward this email to a friend  •   Privacy Policy  •   About Us  •   Help This email was sent by or on behalf of a company owned by Pearson plc, registered office at 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL. Registered in England and Wales with company number 53723..