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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/YIQXNN/ULYQWI/3FN0U6/26QPAK/   World news briefing: Friday July 12 2013 World News   Snowden to seek asylum in Russia Fugitive whistleblower breaks his silence for first time since arriving at Moscow airport, where he has lived in transit zone since June 23 http://link.ft.com/r/YIQXNN/IE83Q3/0GINVW/T13ZZT/JQ24FL/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=12   Twitter hands over data to French Move linked to settlement of legal dispute over a spate of anti-Semitic and other racist and homophobic messages that appeared on the microblogging site http://link.ft.com/r/YIQXNN/IE83Q3/0GINVW/T13ZZT/52PB5X/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=12   Litvinenko public inquiry request denied Coroner tells a pre-inquest hearing the government has declined his request to hold a public inquiry into the death of murdered spy Alexander Litvinenko http://link.ft.com/r/YIQXNN/IE83Q3/0GINVW/T13ZZT/Z8SPVM/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=12   Al-Qaeda kills rival Syrian commander Assassination of rebel Free Syrian Army's Kamal Hamami by Islamists is a setback to moderates and displays tensions among fighters opposing Assad http://link.ft.com/r/YIQXNN/IE83Q3/0GINVW/T13ZZT/RPXQH6/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=12   Brotherhood digs in for long Egypt protest Egypt's largest political grassroots movement sidelined as, apart from protests, it shows few signs of having any longer term political strategy http://link.ft.com/r/YIQXNN/IE83Q3/0GINVW/T13ZZT/87L6XS/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=12   Nigeria fantasy football scores spark probe In a land where dubious results are not unusual, four clubs have been suspended and are under scrutiny after two crunch matches ended 79-0 and 67-0 http://link.ft.com/r/YIQXNN/IE83Q3/0GINVW/T13ZZT/20FLZY/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=12   Restaurants spring up to serve Iran elite While Tehran once boasted just a handful of fine restaurants, over the past year at least a dozen restaurants have opened and most diners are Iranian http://link.ft.com/r/YIQXNN/IE83Q3/0GINVW/T13ZZT/87L6XK/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=12   Gibraltar's anniversary marred by rows Three hundred years since a treaty removed the rock from Spanish control, celebrations are muted as relations with Spain remain cool http://link.ft.com/r/YIQXNN/IE83Q3/0GINVW/T13ZZT/GY07ST/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=12   Ireland backs limited abortion rights After a marathon debate, Irish lawmakers pass a compromise bill by 127-31 that will allow abortion, but only when a woman's life is in danger http://link.ft.com/r/YIQXNN/IE83Q3/0GINVW/T13ZZT/1OR1AX/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=12   SNS Reaal shareholders may win compensation Ruling could point to problems ahead for EU agreement reached this week to force losses on creditors and shareholders of banks that are rescued by governments http://link.ft.com/r/YIQXNN/IE83Q3/0GINVW/T13ZZT/YG93C2/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=12   The World Blog with Gideon Rachman   An own goal in Germany's sexism debate A woman footballer walks down some stairs into a brightly lit cellar, carr ... http://link.ft.com/r/YIQXNN/IE83Q3/0GINVW/T13ZZT/20FLZ2/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=12   Sergei Magnitsky – A reading list The case of Sergei Magnitsky has become a cause celebre for western critics of Vladimir Putin’s Russia. The dogged Russian lawyer died nearly four years ago after being jailed, and allegedly ... http://link.ft.com/r/YIQXNN/IE83Q3/0GINVW/T13ZZT/3CNT7Z/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=12   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..