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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/CTBPCC/GY6FKD/ATHM8Z/5CJLMI/   World news briefing: Friday May 31 2013 World News - latest world news headlines - FT.com   UK to arm rebels if Syrian talks fail British officials expect shipments to go ahead this summer if the planned 'Geneva 2' conference this month does not make significant progress http://link.ft.com/r/CTBPCC/Z8X2RP/40S17Y/QNS78A/XBIZUG/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=31   Iran candidates fail to lure voters Candidates sound the same notes on issues and have not generated enthusiasm among voters, many of whom believe the election is already rigged http://link.ft.com/r/CTBPCC/Z8X2RP/40S17Y/QNS78A/YGE71H/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=31   Franco-German challenge to bank plan François Hollande and Angela Merkel support more fiscal control for Brussels, but they want more leeway for national authorities on banks http://link.ft.com/r/CTBPCC/Z8X2RP/40S17Y/QNS78A/52ND62/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=31   Apple raises prices as Abenomics bites Japanese consumers experience Abenomics in action as Apple increases iPad prices by 20% owing to the weakening yen, prompting a rush on the devices http://link.ft.com/r/CTBPCC/Z8X2RP/40S17Y/QNS78A/FD8N5W/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=31   India records slowest growth in a decade India, Asia's third-largest economy, grows in line with forecasts but the expansion of 5% for fiscal year 2012-13 is the slowest in a decade http://link.ft.com/r/CTBPCC/Z8X2RP/40S17Y/QNS78A/Q356S1/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=31   Global literati warming to climate disaster fiction Latest catastrophe book theme has a long way to go before it becomes as popular as the bestselling crime, history or romance, say literary agents http://link.ft.com/r/CTBPCC/Z8X2RP/40S17Y/QNS78A/DXBR7W/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=31   Elysée wine sale given a lively aftertaste Unprecedented sale of some 1,200 bottles of fine vintages draws expected international turnout of bidders, and riot police to control protesters http://link.ft.com/r/CTBPCC/Z8X2RP/40S17Y/QNS78A/WHYA3U/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=31   Tech money feeds San Francisco homes boom The US is enjoying a housing market turnround that is buoying the whole economy, but San Francisco is heating up faster, with prices up 22 per cent http://link.ft.com/r/CTBPCC/Z8X2RP/40S17Y/QNS78A/1OS4TH/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=31   IMF warns over yen weakness IMF cautions monetary easing has weakened yen to a level 'moderately below' its natural trading value but says it remains broadly supportive of policy http://link.ft.com/r/CTBPCC/Z8X2RP/40S17Y/QNS78A/NRZBEN/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=31   Chinese mothers seek safe baby milk The tainted formula crisis has created new products and markets as anxious mothers look for supplies they can trust to feed their children http://link.ft.com/r/CTBPCC/Z8X2RP/40S17Y/QNS78A/3CRXBB/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=31   News by Email The World   Assad's advances alter diplomatic calculations http://link.ft.com/r/CTBPCC/Z8X2RP/40S17Y/QNS78A/HIOP47/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=31   FT podcast: World Weekly with Gideon Rachman http://link.ft.com/r/CTBPCC/Z8X2RP/40S17Y/QNS78A/9M1QCO/XL/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..