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"FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times.support@ft.comFri, 9 May 2008 17:02 BSTFri, 09 May 2008 18:18:53 BSTNewspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/world(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f30215fc-1d3d-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f30215fc-1d3d-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlGlobal inflation has re-emerged as a major threat to the world economy, the International Monetary Fund said in a stark warning that marked an abrupt change of tone from its emphasis on the risks to growthThu, 8 May 2008 21:44 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/804d3d28-1d26-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/804d3d28-1d26-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlGunmen loyal to the Shia militant group Hizbollah seized control of several Beirut neighbourhoods and shut down a pro-government newspaper and television station Fri, 9 May 2008 09:16 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2dc63ebe-1de0-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2dc63ebe-1de0-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlEhud Olmert has admitted receiving funds from a US-Jewish businessman while serving as mayor of Jerusalem and minister for trade, but said the money was for his campaignsFri, 9 May 2008 17:02 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fa457db2-1dbb-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fa457db2-1dbb-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlRussia's new president Dmitry Medvedev issued a pointed warning against countries interfering in other states' affairs as he watched tanks and missiles roll across Moscow's Red Square in the annual Victory Day celebration for the first time since the Soviet eraFri, 9 May 2008 12:39 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/59363856-1d2c-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/59363856-1d2c-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlEDF, Europe's biggest power company, has been buying land around nuclear sites in England and WalesThu, 8 May 2008 23:39 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/441854dc-1cd1-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/441854dc-1cd1-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlThe US criticised Burma for blocking international relief teams from entering the cyclone-struck country, as the United Nations asked the military junta to call off Saturday's controversial constitutional referendum Fri, 9 May 2008 01:53 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cb8a989a-1d2a-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cb8a989a-1d2a-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlChinese companies will be encouraged to buy farmland abroad, particularly in Africa and South America, to help guarantee food security under a plan being considered by BeijingThu, 8 May 2008 19:26 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8a45f8a4-1ddc-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8a45f8a4-1ddc-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlThe move in June will be the first since the disastrous opening of the facility six weeks ago and will be a test of Heathrow's ability to cope with a fresh influx of passengers Fri, 9 May 2008 16:40 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2ef3892a-1d56-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2ef3892a-1d56-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlSpain's Popular party is in increasing danger of falling apart as some senior officials launch an attack on their leader, hoping he will not stand for re-election in JuneFri, 9 May 2008 03:26 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2b3d2afc-1d56-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2b3d2afc-1d56-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlRecord prices are driving exploration companies to tap reserves across the continent, including old and small fields that have recently become economically attractiveFri, 9 May 2008 03:44 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/792d8610-1d3a-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/792d8610-1d3a-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlHillary Clinton has added fresh fuel to the racially charged Democratic presidential race by touting her appeal among 'hard-working' white AmericansFri, 9 May 2008 01:58 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/814bdd08-1cf2-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/814bdd08-1cf2-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlCivilians caught up in fighting between security forces and Shia militiamen in a Baghdad slum are running out of food, water and medicine and relief agencies are unable to bring in supplies, officials saidThu, 8 May 2008 21:45 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8bd54010-1d25-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8bd54010-1d25-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlPresident Robert Mugabe's government extended its crackdown on Zimbabwe's opposition with the arrest of a newspaper editor and a threat to arrest an opposition leaderThu, 8 May 2008 20:38 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bb9b011e-1ccf-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bb9b011e-1ccf-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlEurozone interest rates have been left unchanged as the region's central bank keeps up its battle against inflation even as the economy slows Thu, 8 May 2008 21:42 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/26914bc2-1d20-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/26914bc2-1d20-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlPakistan's new coalition government will cut budget expenditure across the board, including military spending, to cope with the rising cost of fuel and food subsidiesThu, 8 May 2008 18:16 BST