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FT News in Focus

News features and analysis from Financial Times reporters around the world. FT News in Focus is produced by Fiona Symon.

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Israel's Netanyahu wins fourth term in office Mar 18, 2015

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Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has won a fourth term in office after an election in which he beat off a challenge from centre-left opposition leader Isaac Herzog. Fiona Symon talks to John Reed in Jerusalem about the result.

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Apple plans TV streaming service Mar 17, 2015

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Apple is renewing its assault on the living room. The company is in advanced talks with US broadcasters to launch a subscription streaming offering with plans to create an online TV streaming service later this year. Ravi Mattu discusses the development with Tim Bradshaw.

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China's growing influence as an arms exporter Mar 16, 2015

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New figures show that China has displaced Germany as the world’s third biggest arms trader. Fiona Symon talks to Charles Clover, FT correspondent in Beijing, about the reasons for China's rapid rise as an arms exporter

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Iraqi troops poised to retake Tikrit from Isis Mar 12, 2015

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Iraq is poised to recapture Tikrit, hometown of the former dictator Saddam Hussein, from Isis fighters. Fiona Symon talks to Borzou Daragahi about how the battle was won and what will be the Iraqi army's next target.

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Chechens linked to Boris Nemtsov murder Mar 10, 2015

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It has emerged this week that Chechen hit men may have been responsible for the killing of Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov and that the murder was apparently endorsed by Chechen president Ramzan Kadyrov, a close ally of the Russian president. Fiona Symon talks to Neil Buckley about the Chechen trail.

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Will a profit-oriented Etsy remain true to its principles? Mar 10, 2015

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The post-automation world needs platforms with high environmental and social standards like the online craft marketplace, says Andrew Hill

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India's controversial decision to ban rape documentary Mar 09, 2015

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'India’s daughter', a documentary about the gang rape of a 23-year-old woman in New Delhi, premieres in the United States today but has been banned by the BJP government from being shown in India. Fiona Symon talks to Amy Kazmin in New Delhi about the controversial decision.

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Spain's IE Business School tops FT Online MBA ranking Mar 08, 2015

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The Financial Times Online MBA ranking was won again this year by Spain's IE Business School, but the top 15 was still dominated by US business schools. Jonathan Moules discusses the findings with Della Bradshaw and Wai Kwen Chan.For more news and analysis on online learning, go to our special report at www.ft.com/online-learning

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Lawlessness undermines Mexico reforms Mar 06, 2015

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Mexico’s Pena Nieto administration got off to a blistering start, passing nearly a dozen structural reforms in less than two years, but faith in the government’s integrity has plummeted. Jude Webber spoke to finance minister, Luis Videgaray, about what went wrong and what needs to be done to restore the public’s trust.

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Working lives: How to survive in the book trade Mar 05, 2015

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David Prescott, CEO of the UK bookshop Blackwells, tells Emma Jacobs about the ups and downs of life in the book trade

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