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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/DHGUVV/VTQ52H/BHB567/TP5EB2/   World news briefing: Thursday August 01 2013 World News   Russia grants Snowden asylum Edward Snowden leaves Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport after nearly six weeks having been granted temporary asylum of one year in Russia http://link.ft.com/r/DHGUVV/IE627I/V1W98Z/Z8BW78/WH9YYK/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=8&a3=1   ECB heads towards greater transparency Mario Draghi promises proposal on "richer communication" by the bank in the autumn http://link.ft.com/r/DHGUVV/IE627I/V1W98Z/Z8BW78/HI2OO0/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=8&a3=1   Fugitive Kazakh banker faces extradition French court orders continued detention of fugitive Kazakh banker wanted in connection with fraud charges at BTA Bank http://link.ft.com/r/DHGUVV/IE627I/V1W98Z/Z8BW78/EK0GGO/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=8&a3=1   Tsvangirai calls Zimbabwe poll a sham Robert Mugabe's party says Zimbabwe's president appears to be heading for a landslide amid complaints of irregularities over voter registration http://link.ft.com/r/DHGUVV/IE627I/V1W98Z/Z8BW78/PNXMMA/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=8&a3=1   Rajoy admits mistake over slush fund Rajoy offers fullest defence yet of his conduct in slush fund affair that has rocked ruling Popular party, but admits he was wrong to trust Bárcenas http://link.ft.com/r/DHGUVV/IE627I/V1W98Z/Z8BW78/OFW77Z/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=8&a3=1   Chinese hawkers struggle amid downturn Confrontations between street vendors and 'chengguan' police are rising as the economy forces more migrant workers to become street hawkers http://link.ft.com/r/DHGUVV/IE627I/V1W98Z/Z8BW78/4VUFFU/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=8&a3=1   Turkey tightens grip to deter protests Ankara reacts to violent clashes with warnings ringleaders could face life sentences, and it moves to ban political chants at sports events http://link.ft.com/r/DHGUVV/IE627I/V1W98Z/Z8BW78/SUYWWK/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=8&a3=1   More bloodshed predicted in Bangladesh Government crackdown on Islamist demonstrators and political opponents has claimed the lives of at least 150 since February, rights group claims http://link.ft.com/r/DHGUVV/IE627I/V1W98Z/Z8BW78/DXOBB0/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=8&a3=1   Bahrain toughens 'antiterrorism' measures Harsher sentences and scrutiny of fundraising follow call by parliament for crackdown on protests as Shia majority demands greater democracy http://link.ft.com/r/DHGUVV/IE627I/V1W98Z/Z8BW78/7ZTPPP/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=8&a3=1   In depth - FT.com US states of emergency 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..