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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/VKY5JJ/A5L2AA/SXKPIN/ZBYFC4/   World news briefing: Thursday June 13 2013 World News   Germany seeks to halt EU talks with Turkey Berlin lobbies other members to delay negotiations as Turkish prime minister delivers 'final warning' to demonstrators to quit Gezi Park http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/LS6FYR/TP5EB2/PFSP94/4VN0YI/OS/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=13   UN puts death toll in Syria at 93,000 Human rights commissioner cautions that the number killed has likely been underestimated because documentation of fatalities is difficult to verify http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/LS6FYR/TP5EB2/PFSP94/9MLZSQ/OS/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=13   Mugabe sets date for Zimbabwe election By using presidential powers to bypass parliament and set July 31 as an election date, Robert Mugabe could provoke a constitutional crisis http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/LS6FYR/TP5EB2/PFSP94/ULDUA7/OS/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=13   Iranians undecided on eve of election Regime's careful planning to avoid repeat of 2009 unrest has not stopped reformists from uniting behind moderate candidate at last minute http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/LS6FYR/TP5EB2/PFSP94/HI0D1B/OS/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=13   China's silence on snooping is golden The Snowden leaks have turned the dynamics over cyber security. If Beijing plays it right, it could come to look like the victim of a US smear campaign http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/LS6FYR/TP5EB2/PFSP94/XBETM2/OS/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=13   Hollande set to tackle pension reform The stakes rise as the Brussels picks out the French system as requiring an urgent overhaul to bring public accounts under control http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/LS6FYR/TP5EB2/PFSP94/9MLZS9/OS/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=13   Greeks strike over closure of broadcaster The political mood stayed tense as it was announced that Antonis Samaras, centre-right premier, would not meet socialist and leftwing leaders iuntil Monday http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/LS6FYR/TP5EB2/PFSP94/3CFOD5/OS/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=13   Spain's austerity pain fuels brain drain Critics accuse the government of hacking away at one of the key pillars of future economic recovery as spending on R&D has been cut by 40% since 2009 http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/LS6FYR/TP5EB2/PFSP94/ULDUAM/OS/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=13   Indonesia lifts interest rate Central bank lifts benchmark rate two days after surprising market by lifting another interbank rate and amid fear parts of economy are overheating http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/LS6FYR/TP5EB2/PFSP94/7ZU2QQ/OS/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=13   Venezuela fills Iranian oil export void Despite close political ties, Caracas is taking advantage of Iran's shrinking oil exports to Asia, caused by western sanction on Tehran http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/LS6FYR/TP5EB2/PFSP94/3CFODW/OS/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=13   News by Email The World   How many ways are there to say Non? http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/LS6FYR/TP5EB2/PFSP94/871A94/OS/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=13   FT podcast: World Weekly with Gideon Rachman http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/LS6FYR/TP5EB2/PFSP94/A5T7JD/OS/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=13   How will China play Snowden's extradition? http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/LS6FYR/TP5EB2/PFSP94/DXG4NI/OS/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=13   In depth - FT.com 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..