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Earthquake kills hundreds in Iran and Iraq

Deadliest quake anywhere in the world this year
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/85cd59e8-18e5-4d76-ad5d-511299350f33

Long live the TPP — Pacific trade pact survives largely intact

Despite US withdrawal, the remaining 11 nations agreed to retain much of the original text
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/c5cdd3aa-c82d-11e7-ab18-7a9fb7d6163e

China growth stokes greenhouse emissions

Paris targets under threat as forecast 2% rise follows 3 years of zero growth
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/88a7020c-14a1-4e33-bd8a-0d168639ffb2

Earthquake on Iran-Iraq border kills more than 400

Rescuers begin search after most deadly quake anywhere in the world this year
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/018f405c-c817-11e7-ab18-7a9fb7d6163e

A smaller share of a smaller pie

Stagnant labour incomes and sluggish productivity may have a common cause
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/6f590b10-c85b-11e7-aa33-c63fdc9b8c6c

TV interview adds to confusion over Lebanon’s prime minister

Saad al-Hariri says he is free to leave Saudi Arabia but viewers have different ideas
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/3ad733ca-c870-11e7-ab18-7a9fb7d6163e

Weaker pound reflects Theresa May’s Brexit position

Markets are not alone in their unsparing verdict on Theresa May’s bickering cabinet
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/0d3f0364-c863-11e7-ab18-7a9fb7d6163e

Daily briefing: Russia’s UK spying, China climate blow, white supremacists in Warsaw

British spymasters fear free anti-virus software may be being used as an intelligence-gathering tool by Moscow
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/52426e04-c7ac-11e7-ab18-7a9fb7d6163e

The tax reform the US really needs

Trickle-down mythology delivers all the benefits to the richest 1%
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/b63fca40-c7fd-11e7-ab18-7a9fb7d6163e

Will a squeeze on labour push up wages?

Sarah O’Connor and Helen Warrell discuss the employment landscape post-Brexit with Heather Rolfe
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/1b0db19a-d86f-4d77-a314-3c44bf6a0499

Australian publisher drops book for fear of China retaliation

Allen & Unwin accused of self-censorship due to concerns of legal action by Beijing
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/f98ece24-c82d-11e7-ab18-7a9fb7d6163e

Gates joins Alzheimer’s fight with $50m dementia fund investment

UK fund provides venture finance for innovative treatments in the field
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/c6d95ac6-c55d-11e7-a1d2-6786f39ef675

Saad Hariri plans return to Lebanon within days

Resignation portrayed as ‘positive shock’ to challenge influence of Hizbollah
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/5b32d4c2-c7de-11e7-aa33-c63fdc9b8c6c

World’s largest train maker, China’s CRRC, on uphill climb

With plateauing revenues and profits, state-owned group seeks opportunities abroad
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/9f522e8e-c61f-11e7-a1d2-6786f39ef675

UK spymasters raise suspicions over Kaspersky software’s Russia links

GCHQ concerned by snooping potential of anti-virus product used by 2m Barclays clients
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/37b7b91c-c79e-11e7-ab18-7a9fb7d6163e

Taiwan boosts cyber defences against threat from China

Hacking attacks on ruling party raise fears Beijing will seek to sway polls next year
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/ff7690ba-c067-11e7-b8a3-38a6e068f464

Private equity fights back on US tax reforms

Industry hardest hit by plans to curtail deductibility of interest payments
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/8c841958-c7ae-11e7-ab18-7a9fb7d6163e

US banks’ ‘stop gap’ Brexit plans set to retain London jobs

Citigroup among those looking to ‘branch-back’ by using EU offices
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/1b99624a-c545-11e7-b2bb-322b2cb39656

Europe’s four freedoms are its very essence

Political logic links EU citizens’ freedom of movement to goods, services and capital
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/49dc02dc-c637-11e7-a1d2-6786f39ef675

May’s speech, Walmart reports, Nafta talks

British prime minister to outline foreign policy after a difficult fortnight
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/b2240b8a-c549-11e7-a1d2-6786f39ef675

Source: https://www.ft.com/stream/d8009323-f898-3207-b543-eab4427b7a77