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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/20J58N/TKDUE3/18E32X/   World news briefing: Friday May 31 2013 World News - latest world news headlines - FT.com   God's new banker brings Teutonic rigour To mend IOR's reputation as a haven for organised crime and corrupt Italian officials, Ernst von Freyberg has started checking every account, one by one http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/9MRXTG/HDGAS1/30G96X/4VFWXH/36/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=31   Assad says Russia to honour arms deals Syria's president says in a television interview that Russia is fulfilling its agreement to deliver an S-300 air defence missile system http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/9MRXTG/HDGAS1/30G96X/7ZPDIR/36/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=31   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/9MRXTG/HDGAS1/30G96X/GY6FN4/36/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=31   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/9MRXTG/HDGAS1/30G96X/NRZTBH/36/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=31   Merkel party allies accuse Hollande of shaking EU 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/9MRXTG/HDGAS1/30G96X/VTDCVS/36/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=31   Data show Japan remains mired in deflation Factory output picked up in April but consumer prices continued to fall and manufacturers forecast further weakness ahead http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/9MRXTG/HDGAS1/30G96X/IE03UJ/36/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=31   Stockholm moves staff to riot-hit areas Many of the moves were planned before the riots, and will cut costs 25 per cent, while it is unclear what effect they will have on local employment http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/9MRXTG/HDGAS1/30G96X/ULK0VP/36/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=31   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/9MRXTG/HDGAS1/30G96X/ULK0CI/36/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=31   Brussels throws 'grenade' with benefits case European Commission challenges the UK's policy of making non-UK nationals from other EU states take an additional test to qualify for benefits http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/9MRXTG/HDGAS1/30G96X/Z8QZ7F/36/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=31   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/9MRXTG/HDGAS1/30G96X/GY6F3U/36/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=31   News by Email The World   FT podcast: World Weekly with Gideon Rachman http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/9MRXTG/HDGAS1/30G96X/1OSM5X/36/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=31   Chinese consumers pig out http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/9MRXTG/HDGAS1/30G96X/Z8QZ79/36/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=31   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..