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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/QM42II/EKGBI5/MZ7S4Q/0GINVW/   World news briefing: Thursday June 06 2013 World News - latest world news headlines - FT.com   White House defends sweep of phone calls Verizon compelled to hand over all US customer phone data which the government calls 'critical tool in protecting the nation from terrorist threats' http://link.ft.com/r/QM42II/UL7Y8E/D4L0IN/97VOES/ULKDAQ/JY/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=6   Gul makes his mark in Turkey's uprising President Abdullah Gul is seemingly in a power play as he seeks to exploit Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's receding popularity http://link.ft.com/r/QM42II/UL7Y8E/D4L0IN/97VOES/HIO012/JY/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=6   Guriev warns of growing Russian oppression Sergei Guriev, the Russian political exile, points to high corruption levels in his country that are prompting capital flight and low stock prices http://link.ft.com/r/QM42II/UL7Y8E/D4L0IN/97VOES/FD86P8/JY/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=6   ECB action calmed markets, Draghi says President Mario Draghi defends the controversial outright monetary transactions as legal action in Germany looms on the scheme's legality http://link.ft.com/r/QM42II/UL7Y8E/D4L0IN/97VOES/T1XK2W/JY/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=6   China tells EU to admit decline in power Beijing warns that Europe's condescension and failure to recognise its fading power invite it to retaliate, as the trade row escalates http://link.ft.com/r/QM42II/UL7Y8E/D4L0IN/97VOES/K9V2HZ/JY/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=6   Ghana arrests 124 Chinese illegal miners Accra's detention of 124 workers is part of its biggest clamp down yet and is likely to anger China, which has been extending investment in Africa http://link.ft.com/r/QM42II/UL7Y8E/D4L0IN/97VOES/DXBGNC/JY/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=6   German court backs gay-union tax rights Ruling by constitutional court on tax discrimination will embarrass the conservative coalition headed by Angela Merkel http://link.ft.com/r/QM42II/UL7Y8E/D4L0IN/97VOES/Q35407/JY/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=6   Relaxed summit at 'Camp David of the west' The Sunnylands estate, where presidents Obama and Xi will meet this weekend, has hosted US presidents and Hollywood royalty for decades http://link.ft.com/r/QM42II/UL7Y8E/D4L0IN/97VOES/SUWXVX/JY/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=6   Consumers drive growth in Colombia Once held back by civil conflict fuelled by drugs, Colombia is riding a wave of consumerism by a growing middle class and foreign investment http://link.ft.com/r/QM42II/UL7Y8E/D4L0IN/97VOES/GY6OU0/JY/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=6   Austria pulls peacekeepers from Golan Vienna worried by deteriorating security and threat to its troops after clashes between Syrian rebels and regime forces at Quneitra border post http://link.ft.com/r/QM42II/UL7Y8E/D4L0IN/97VOES/ULKDA4/JY/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=6   News by Email The World   Obama, Syria and the return of the liberal hawks http://link.ft.com/r/QM42II/UL7Y8E/D4L0IN/97VOES/VTDYZ5/JY/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=6   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..