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Monday June 24 2013

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Berlusconi found guilty in sex trial
Former premier sentenced to seven years in prison and banned from holding public office after being convicted in Milan trial that lasted more than two years
http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/MJOKLT/40S17Y/9721MC/OFMZG3/LE/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=24
 
Snowden fails to board Cuba flight
US secretary of state says he would be troubled if China and Russia had advance notice of whistle-blower's travel plans before he left Hong Kong
http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/MJOKLT/40S17Y/9721MC/VTYK2G/LE/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=24
 
Qatar emir set to abdicate
Rare voluntary handover seen as a move to cement stability in state that has backed Arab spring rebels but is yet to hold parliamentary elections
http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/MJOKLT/40S17Y/9721MC/PN578T/LE/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=24
 
Warring Republicans endanger Obama agenda
Republican Speaker John Boehner's inability to control his caucus is bad news for backers of comprehensive immigration reform and a debt deal
http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/MJOKLT/40S17Y/9721MC/B4HLSD/LE/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=24
 
PBoC breaks silence over cash crunch
China's central bank speaks out about the credit crunch that saw interbank lending rates hit double digits, calling on big lenders to do more to restore calm
http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/MJOKLT/40S17Y/9721MC/T1KWCC/LE/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=24
 
Mandela's health remains critical
President Zuma visited the liberation hero on Sunday and was told by the medical team that he 'had become critical over the past 24 hours'
http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/MJOKLT/40S17Y/9721MC/CWBTJI/LE/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=24
 
Lebanese soldiers clash with Sunni gunmen
Latest bout of violence in Lebanon is linked to the conflict in neighbouring Syria as armed groups take up the cause of the warring sides
http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/MJOKLT/40S17Y/9721MC/YGQI7Z/LE/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=24
 
Albania's opposition set for landslide win
A projection by the electoral commission shows that Edi Rama's left-of-centre coalition would capture 84 seats in the 140-member parliament
http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/MJOKLT/40S17Y/9721MC/523FDA/LE/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=24
 
Bernard Tapie held over fraud allegations
Ex French minister questioned in judicial inquiry into a €400m settlement received in a dispute with the state under former president Nicolas Sarkozy
http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/MJOKLT/40S17Y/9721MC/LSAVTU/LE/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=24
 
Seoul rocked by poll spying allegations
Opposition politicians claim intelligence agents attempted to influence last year's presidential election in Park Geun-hye's favour
http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/MJOKLT/40S17Y/9721MC/XBEYZ2/LE/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=24
 

The World Blog with Gideon Rachman
 
Rafael Correa and Ecuador's larger-than-life leaders

While no one knows with certainty where Edward Snowden is heading after leaving Hong Kong on Sunday, Ecuador appears to be his most likely destination – a small country on the equator, as its name ...
http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/MJOKLT/40S17Y/9721MC/IECOUY/LE/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=24

 
Jacob Frenkel: A short reading list

Jacob Frenkel, currently a chairman of JPMorgan International,
http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/MJOKLT/40S17Y/9721MC/FD6GNK/LE/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=24

 
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