Europe Morning Headlines: Mandela: man on mission to bind a nation, Russian di...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Friday December 06 2013     Europe homepage   Mandela: man on mission to bind a nation   Nelson Mandela's history as a freedom fighter and political prisoner was merely the warm-up act to ending apartheid and leading South Africa back into the world       Russian diplomats face US fraud charges     WTO deal stalls as lobbying intensifies     Volcker rule leaves regulation grey area     'Double Irish' limits Facebook tax bill         Markets   Asia equities pause ahead of US jobs data   Bourses and currencies were mostly on hold as investors waited for the release of US jobs data, which may offer clues to the Fed's plans for tapering its stimulus programme       Companies in post-IPO share sale rush     Deutsche Bank slashes commodity trading     Brace for bumpy ride in emerging markets     Pre-Fed junk bond rush sets fresh record   World News   Mandela, first president of democratic South Africa   Nelson Mandela is the man most credited with turning the dream of a democratic, desegregated and internationally respected S Africa into a reality       Bill Bratton returns to NYPD beat     Gazprom dismisses price cut for Ukraine     Slow progress for Brazil's World Cup     UK welfare system blamed for migrant abuse   Europe News   Gazprom denies cheap gas offer to Ukraine   An official of the Russian energy group has contradicted comments attributed to his country's deputy prime minister regarding prices       Chinese entrepreneur in Crimea port plan     Kiev opposition says snap poll not enough     Mayor of Florence sets his sights on Rome     Eurogroup seeks to shift bank union snag   European Companies News   Shell ditches plans for US gas plant   Oil group has faced pressure from investors to show more capital discipline, after spending a record $45bn this year, $5bn more than it planned       Renault-Dongfeng: objects in mirror     Barely a peep of protest over French cuts     KKR faces €500m loss on Germany's ATU     ABN Amro to buy Credit Suisse German unit         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.