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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/H60H77/WHQT5H/81LZB2/QFZDL0/   World news briefing: Wednesday July 17 2013 World News   Italian PM faces revolt over deportations Italy's prime minister is facing a growing revolt from within his centre-left party over the crisis surrounding the deportations of a Kazakh family http://link.ft.com/r/H60H77/IE8OO8/M9C43G/208FK3/3C3AR4/82/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=17   Bernanke stays course on Fed buying Fed chairman repeats intention to slow asset purchases later this year if economy stays strong, but also tries to show Fed is not backing away from easy monetary policy http://link.ft.com/r/H60H77/IE8OO8/M9C43G/208FK3/6A1M3E/82/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=17   IMF urges China to implement reforms The International Monetary Fund says China is running out of time to implement critical reforms and shift its economy away from investment-led growth http://link.ft.com/r/H60H77/IE8OO8/M9C43G/208FK3/SUDTW0/82/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=17   Cuba claims arms seized on N Korean ship Panamanian authorities discover shipment of weapons on a North Korean-flagged ship that Havana says was carrying sugar and arms for repair to North Korea http://link.ft.com/r/H60H77/IE8OO8/M9C43G/208FK3/NR53Z6/82/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=17   Environment damage costing India billions World Bank report shows biggest problems to be air pollution, the degradation of crop lands, pastures and forests and poor water supply and sanitation http://link.ft.com/r/H60H77/IE8OO8/M9C43G/208FK3/IE2S0P/82/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=17   Spanish shipbuilding subsidies ruled illegal Brussels declared Spanish state subsidies for shipbuilders illegal on Wednesday, but offered the struggling sector a reprieve by limiting the repayments required http://link.ft.com/r/H60H77/IE8OO8/M9C43G/208FK3/DX6YBP/82/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=17   Thai farm subsidy creates rice mountain The Thai government's buying scheme, which has resulted in a rice hoard of up to 18m tonnes, threatens to undermine the global market http://link.ft.com/r/H60H77/IE8OO8/M9C43G/208FK3/YGSOEM/82/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=17   Card transaction fees face European cap Plan draws on proposed antitrust deals with Visa and MasterCard and ends years of dispute between competition authorities and payment providers http://link.ft.com/r/H60H77/IE8OO8/M9C43G/208FK3/Q3X152/82/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=17   The World Blog with Gideon Rachman   As it happened: Bernanke on the Hill Ben Bernanke makes what is likely to be his final appearance before Congress this week. The Federal Re ... http://link.ft.com/r/H60H77/IE8OO8/M9C43G/208FK3/GYCQ6J/82/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=17   In depth - FT.com Libor scandal Austerity Europe Great tax race 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..