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Thursday July 04 2013

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Egypt president promises early elections
Ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi is detained and senior members of his Muslim Brotherhood are arrested as interim president sworn in
http://link.ft.com/r/EB8122/1OIRNY/OJ2XU6/B47WB6/LSZ1Y7/LE/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=4
 
Generals are not alone in democracy reset
The military, the Mubarak 'deep state', ordinary citizens and the Brotherhood all stand culpable in setting back the gains of the Arab spring
http://link.ft.com/r/EB8122/1OIRNY/OJ2XU6/B47WB6/EK6JMM/LE/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=4
 
Gulf countries split on Morsi's removal
The removal of the Islamist president is welcomed in Riyadh and Abu Dhabi but Qatar, which has poured billions into Egypt, is carefully neutral
http://link.ft.com/r/EB8122/1OIRNY/OJ2XU6/B47WB6/K9AUDM/LE/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=4
 
US agrees to talks with EU on surveillance
White House launches diplomatic offensive amid mounting EU criticism, offering discussions the same day as high-profile trade talks begin
http://link.ft.com/r/EB8122/1OIRNY/OJ2XU6/B47WB6/LSZ1YD/LE/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=4
 
France's 'Big Brother' network revealed
France operates an 'immense' surveillance system of telephone, email and internet traffic similar to the US operation, Le Monde newspaper reports
http://link.ft.com/r/EB8122/1OIRNY/OJ2XU6/B47WB6/6AUKOL/LE/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=4
 
Taiwan's fishermen sail in troubled waters
Efforts to make a living force fishing boats further out to sea sparking clashes with authorities in neighbouring countries who accuse them of poaching
http://link.ft.com/r/EB8122/1OIRNY/OJ2XU6/B47WB6/Z8SZLU/LE/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=4
 
Chinese money rates return to normal levels
The restoration of calm in China's money market has given investors a small shot of confidence, with the country's main stock index rebounding 8%
http://link.ft.com/r/EB8122/1OIRNY/OJ2XU6/B47WB6/VTIC3S/LE/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=4
 
ECB gives forward guidance for first time
Draghi pledges to keep rates low for 'extended period', sparking a sharp fall in the euro
http://link.ft.com/r/EB8122/1OIRNY/OJ2XU6/B47WB6/GY0F4W/LE/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=4
 
US non-farm payrolls likely to disappoint
Recent economic reports from the US have been mixed, making a job market disappointment more likely than a number well ahead of forecasts
http://link.ft.com/r/EB8122/1OIRNY/OJ2XU6/B47WB6/7Z1D08/LE/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=4
 
N Korea accepts S Korea offer of fresh talks
Restarting economic co-operation project at Kaesong to be the focus just weeks after a previous attempt failed
http://link.ft.com/r/EB8122/1OIRNY/OJ2XU6/B47WB6/1ORMHU/LE/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=4
 

The World Blog with Gideon Rachman
 
Egypt's coup is a serious blow to Turkey's vision of a more democratic Middle East

Two years ago, Egypt was the scene of one of Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s greatest foreign triumphs. Now it is a country that he and much of Turkey look on at with anguish, a ...
http://link.ft.com/r/EB8122/1OIRNY/OJ2XU6/B47WB6/SUK6R4/LE/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=4

 
When is a coup not a coup?

If it looks like a military coup and has the effect of a coup – then it probably is a military coup. President Obama's
http://link.ft.com/r/EB8122/1OIRNY/OJ2XU6/B47WB6/20F5BR/LE/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=4

 
How Egypt's military pulled the plug on Morsi's regime

For all the more-in-sorrow-than-in-anger protestations, this coup d'état was about as retro as they come. Troops surrounded state broadcasting headquarters early on, and once the army commander had ...
http://link.ft.com/r/EB8122/1OIRNY/OJ2XU6/B47WB6/3CN4GR/LE/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=4

 
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