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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/FG6LAA/Z8QCJZ/RWX3YF/6VRT5E/   World news briefing: Thursday May 30 2013 World News - latest world news headlines - FT.com   Canada turns to Kerry allies on Keystone Former aides to Obama and Kerry are among lobbyists pushing the contentious Keystone tar sands pipeline from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/JQBJL4/V1W98Z/FK5TU0/FD8J5Q/LE/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=30   Battle ahead to relax Swiss banking law Switzerland's parliament is due to vote on resolving a dispute with the US, but there is so far little indication that the legislation commands a majority http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/JQBJL4/V1W98Z/FK5TU0/VTD036/LE/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=30   EU agrees to end decades of overfishing Deal to end overfishing could see stocks soar by 15m tonnes by 2020 and end practice of discarding millions of tonnes of unwanted fish http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/JQBJL4/V1W98Z/FK5TU0/PNMH9R/LE/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=30   EU groups complain of lost China revenues European companies operating in China claim regulatory hurdles could be costing them as much as €17.5bn in missed revenues http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/JQBJL4/V1W98Z/FK5TU0/CWHQZW/LE/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=30   Merkel party figures criticise Hollande Merkel's allies criticise Hollande after the French president says it is not for the European Commission to dictate the pace of reform in France http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/JQBJL4/V1W98Z/FK5TU0/FD8J5E/LE/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=30   Offshore wealth grows despite crackdown Robust health of offshore industry is likely to fuel dispute over role of tax havens already under pressure from governments struggling with deficits http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/JQBJL4/V1W98Z/FK5TU0/FD8J5W/LE/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=30   French unions make deals on labour reform Move towards greater flexibility in employment terms for businesses, along the lines of decade-old reforms in Germany, is beginning to bear fruit http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/JQBJL4/V1W98Z/FK5TU0/4VF485/LE/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=30   Glimmer of hope for European economies Eurozone confidence improves and Swiss GDP outperforms, but Spain confirms its economy shrank in the first quarter amid record unemployment http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/JQBJL4/V1W98Z/FK5TU0/MJA1IS/LE/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=30   US first-quarter growth revised lower Figures show consumers held up despite an increase in payroll taxes, giving some hope for momentum that will carry through to the rest of the year http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/JQBJL4/V1W98Z/FK5TU0/HIOFWQ/LE/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=30   US soldier in Afghan murders plea deal Relatives of 16 Afghans killed by US soldier are outraged that by pleading guilty Staff Sergeant Robert Bales will likely escape the death penalty http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/JQBJL4/V1W98Z/FK5TU0/1OS7H0/LE/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=30   News by Email The World   Chinese consumers pig out http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/JQBJL4/V1W98Z/FK5TU0/WHYC3P/LE/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=30   In depth - FT.com Great tax race Austerity Europe Libor scandal 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..