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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/QM42II/Q37UOC/P54FKJ/26E7C4/   World news: Thursday April 18 2013 World News - latest world news headlines - FT.com   US Senate rejects gun background checks The Senate fell short of the 60 votes needed to pass the proposal that required background checks on people who buy firearms online and at gun shows http://link.ft.com/r/QM42II/SUCPMF/3OQMVW/FK7B8O/B41X6Z/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=18   US demand shrinks Japan trade deficit Tokyo reports narrowest trade deficit in nine months as big rise in shipments to the US topples China as Japan's top export destination http://link.ft.com/r/QM42II/SUCPMF/3OQMVW/FK7B8O/WHKGJ6/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=18   Italy's centrist parties claim deal on president Franco Marini to be put forward as head of state with challenge of trying to break deadlock from inconclusive general elections http://link.ft.com/r/QM42II/SUCPMF/3OQMVW/FK7B8O/LSCR5Z/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=18   IMF warns on risks of excessive easing Fund raises concerns of a potential shift to a 'more chronic phase' with bouts of financial instability, without more policy reform http://link.ft.com/r/QM42II/SUCPMF/3OQMVW/FK7B8O/4VJA1E/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=18   Brazil raises interest rates Brazil's central bank ended an easing cycle that last nearly two years by raising its benchmark lending rate http://link.ft.com/r/QM42II/SUCPMF/3OQMVW/FK7B8O/DXTDOC/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=18   US court forbids foreign abuse claims The ruling will come as a relief to Shell, the Anglo-Dutch oil company, as well as to other companies accused of wrongdoing overseas http://link.ft.com/r/QM42II/SUCPMF/3OQMVW/FK7B8O/9MP487/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=18   Internet copyright rulings quashed Britons can browse the internet without fear of litigation, after the Supreme Court quashed a previous ruling that exposed millions to claims of copyright infringement http://link.ft.com/r/QM42II/SUCPMF/3OQMVW/FK7B8O/SU5LIL/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=18   Nigeria seeks talks with insurgents President Goodluck Jonathan establishes 26-member committee to negotiate with leaders of northern insurgency http://link.ft.com/r/QM42II/SUCPMF/3OQMVW/FK7B8O/9MP489/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=18   A conclusion of unThatcherite pageantry Thatcher was given a funeral of a dignity not seen since the Queen Mother's death and, royalty aside, since Sir Winston Churchill in 1965 http://link.ft.com/r/QM42II/SUCPMF/3OQMVW/FK7B8O/ULWHIO/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=18   Hunt for Boston bomber in iPhone era The search for the Boston bomber is becoming a test case for the new science of investigating crimes in the era of the smartphone http://link.ft.com/r/QM42II/SUCPMF/3OQMVW/FK7B8O/ULWHQU/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=18   In depth - FT.com BP trial Mali intervention Libor scandal Bank bonuses 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..