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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/UXDMSS/ULXV4I/WIETS1/QFZDL0/   World news briefing: Tuesday May 14 2013 How useful are FT email briefings to you and what can we do to improve them? Take our short survey World News - latest world news headlines - FT.com   Paris turns to smartphone 'culture' tax Trenchant defence of the 'exception culturelle' in the digital age proposes imposing a tax of up to 4% on the sale of devices http://link.ft.com/r/UXDMSS/9MS0RV/FXHVQP/626LKT/ULXVN9/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=14   Cameron to rush out draft bill on EU vote Any referendum put before parliament could succeed only if Labour and Lib Dems supported it – an unlikely scenario since both have criticised poll http://link.ft.com/r/UXDMSS/9MS0RV/FXHVQP/626LKT/B4LSAT/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=14   AP accuses US officials over press freedom Obama administration has launched at least six prosecutions over the unauthorised disclosure of information, more than any other administration http://link.ft.com/r/UXDMSS/9MS0RV/FXHVQP/626LKT/20SWBR/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=14   Saudis welcome US shale boom Alternative sources had helped ease fears about excessive Mideast reliance, and encouraged 'pragmatic and rational' energy policy, says Aramco http://link.ft.com/r/UXDMSS/9MS0RV/FXHVQP/626LKT/RP5OJE/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=14   Luxembourg move holds up EU tax deal Luxembourg has softened opposition to automatic sharing of tax information but latest impasse sets stage for political showdown at EU summit http://link.ft.com/r/UXDMSS/9MS0RV/FXHVQP/626LKT/K9CLDZ/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=14   Retailers to sign Bangladesh safety pact Agreement was initiated by two labour groups and includes independent safety inspections and a requirement for retailers to pay for factory repairs http://link.ft.com/r/UXDMSS/9MS0RV/FXHVQP/626LKT/7Z3I08/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=14   Obama voices anger at tax probe allegations President speaks out as House ways and means committee announces Friday hearing into claims that tax authorities targeted conservative groups http://link.ft.com/r/UXDMSS/9MS0RV/FXHVQP/626LKT/Z8EMLF/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=14   Todd looked up suicide on web, inquest told A coroner's inquiry, which opened on Monday, comes after uncertainty over the fate of US engineer who worked for a Singapore government research agency http://link.ft.com/r/UXDMSS/9MS0RV/FXHVQP/626LKT/3CJXGN/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=14   Merkel faces scrutiny over Communist past Book claims German chancellor was in charge of propaganda and agitation as a member of GDR's youth organisation http://link.ft.com/r/UXDMSS/9MS0RV/FXHVQP/626LKT/T1WCFW/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=14   Turkey defies US with Kurdish north Iraq energy deal Ankara ignores Washington and Baghdad's warnings against striking energy agreement, as it looks to bolster its influence in north Iraq http://link.ft.com/r/UXDMSS/9MS0RV/FXHVQP/626LKT/EKBFM0/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=14   News by Email The World   FT column: Staying out of Syria is the bolder call for Obama http://link.ft.com/r/UXDMSS/9MS0RV/FXHVQP/626LKT/OFZGQ2/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=14   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..