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To view this email as a webpage, click here     Monday September 02 2013     UK Homepage   Vodafone and Verizon set to approve $130bn deal   US group's board to meet on Monday with UK telco set to reveal how much of $130bn windfall it will keep and how much will be returned to investors       Kerry: US has proof sarin used in Syria     Internet survey could replace UK census to save money         Video   Pubs drowning in sorrow   While Irish pubs are suffering from an accumulated debt of €2bn, their UK cousins are adapting to new market forces with speciality beers and restaurant-worthy food. Lex's Nikki Tait and Vincent Boland look at the challenges faced by local institutions.   US homepage   Chinese seek greater say in UK nuclear plants   CGN has made it clear to EDF it will only proceed in supporting Hinkley Point if it is given more of a say in running other plants the two build together       China manufacturing hits 16-month high     Italy starts high-frequency transaction tax   Europe homepage   Morsi sent for trial over protest deaths   Former president faces charges of inciting violence that led to the killing of at least 10 people during protests outside the presidential palace in December       Worried-well online have new symptom to fear     Merkel forced on defensive in TV debate   Asia homepage   China probes regulator of state companies   Jiang Jiemin is the highest-ranking official to be under investigation by China's leaders as the country ratchets up its anti-corruption campaign       Australia looks to fill mining hole     Asia bullish on convertible bonds   World News   Arab League urges UN blessing for action   Region remains starkly divided on Syria and hostile to further US-led wars in the region despite widespread public sympathy for Mr Assad's opponents.       Hollande wrongfooted by US move on Syria     New Fukushima radiation hotspots reported     Nelson Mandela discharged from hospital     Abenomics fuels Japanese housing growth   Companies News   Ikea signals slower expansion   New chief executive says "I don't recognise" predecessor's plans, underlining a power shift at the world's biggest furniture retailer       Property deals surge in poorer EU states     Sage looks to online payments for growth     New Vestas chief focuses on profitability     Whiplash effect of insurance crackdown   Comment   Obama risks more than his credibility   If the president gets the approval he wants, the US will from that moment own responsibility for what happens in Syria. This is his real gamble       Western disarray gives succour to Assad     Lessons for Greece from derelict Detroit     EM crisis threatens the global recovery     Cameron needs a lesson in strategy   Management   Peter Agnefjäll, Ikea chief   The latest head of the world's leading furniture retailer may seem like an Identikit of his predecessor but he is keen to stress he has his own style       A cure for the pangs of cyber comparisons     Cheese affineur     The limits of networking         Manage email    Forward this email   Feedback    Manage portfolio Subscribe to the FT Follow the FT   Unsubscribe | My Account | RSS | Privacy Policy | About Us | Help   © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2013 You have received this email because you have signed up from the NBE preference page. This email was sent by a company owned by Pearson plc, registered office at 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL. Registered in England and Wales with company number 53723.