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Thursday July 11 2013

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Russia convicts dead lawyer Magnitsky
Court ruling on the investment fund lawyer who died in jail will further undermine Russian President Vladimir Putin's reputation in the west
http://link.ft.com/r/R5WAEE/4VS7N0/S3MIHV/06BWWE/4V31Q1/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=11
 
Egypt faces economic moment of reckoning
Gulf money could buy the interim government six to 12 months of breathing space but without reforms the funds could exacerbate the country's woes
http://link.ft.com/r/R5WAEE/4VS7N0/S3MIHV/06BWWE/K9AM8O/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=11
 
Al Jazeera's fall reflects new dynamics
The TV channel that was a favourite of revolutionaries two years ago is now vilified by Egyptian opponents of the Islamist president for alleged bias
http://link.ft.com/r/R5WAEE/4VS7N0/S3MIHV/06BWWE/K9AM8A/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=11
 
EU eyes sanctions for democratic breaches
Tensions between the EU and Hungary reach a new high with Budapest accusing the EU of meddling in its sovereignty, likening it to the Soviet Union
http://link.ft.com/r/R5WAEE/4VS7N0/S3MIHV/06BWWE/9MTGFP/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=11
 
German official hits at Europe bank plan
Comments reflect deep German concern the commission has overstepped its powers with a proposal to make itself the top authority for winding up eurozone banks
http://link.ft.com/r/R5WAEE/4VS7N0/S3MIHV/06BWWE/PN4KV7/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=11
 
SNB opens branch in Singapore
Swiss central bank's decision to open a branch in Singapore is a coup for the city state as it seeks to bolster its position as a financial centre
http://link.ft.com/r/R5WAEE/4VS7N0/S3MIHV/06BWWE/CWGOPH/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=11
 
Portugal president's unity call backfires
Aníbal Cavaco Silva's proposal of a 'national salvation' agreement prompted a fresh increase in bond yields and hit share prices
http://link.ft.com/r/R5WAEE/4VS7N0/S3MIHV/06BWWE/MJ74O0/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=11
 
Immigration reform favours status quo
Few House Republicans are worried about the outcome of the reform bill in the Democratic Senate because playing to the base remains their primary focus
http://link.ft.com/r/R5WAEE/4VS7N0/S3MIHV/06BWWE/4V31QU/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=11
 
Austerity to take gloss off China's games
President Xi Jinping's austerity campaign hits China's largest, highest-level national sports competition, with the budget for the event cut by 75%
http://link.ft.com/r/R5WAEE/4VS7N0/S3MIHV/06BWWE/ULYQMD/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=11
 
Israel to bolster forces on Golan Heights
The move comes amid growing concern in Israel about the military threat to its north from Hizbollah, the south Lebanon-based guerrilla group
http://link.ft.com/r/R5WAEE/4VS7N0/S3MIHV/06BWWE/EK6C1O/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=11
 

The World Blog with Gideon Rachman
 
Egypt coup rattles Turkey's Erdogan

The coup in Egypt might be bad news not just for Turkey's government, which had cultivated ties with Cai ...
http://link.ft.com/r/R5WAEE/4VS7N0/S3MIHV/06BWWE/T1DE72/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=11

 
Military veterans and suicide

One of the most striking and harrowing statistics that I have come across recently is the number of American military veterans who are committing suicide. Last year some 6,500 veterans killed thems ...
http://link.ft.com/r/R5WAEE/4VS7N0/S3MIHV/06BWWE/7Z1HJS/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=11

 
Magnitsky affair will hit Russia where it hurts most

The farcical conviction of the deceased lawyer Ser ...
http://link.ft.com/r/R5WAEE/4VS7N0/S3MIHV/06BWWE/20FPID/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=11

 
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