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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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Bomb blasts in Oslo - an eye-witness account Jul 22, 2011

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FT correspondent Robin Wigglesworth talks to writer Anders Heger who was outside the building where the explosions took place.

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Rahul Gandhi's 4-day tour of Uttar Pradesh Jul 14, 2011

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Amid a spate of corruptions scandals the Indian congress-led government seems to be struggling to keep control and speculation that Rahul Gandhi is waiting in the wings to replace the current prime minister Manmohan Singh, is mounting. Mr Gandhi recently came back into the spotlight after completing a 4-day walking tour through a string of villages in Uttar Pradesh. Asia page editor Serena Tarling talks to FT correspondent Rahul Jacobs in New Delhi, about how Gandhi was received.

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Thai elections Jul 04, 2011

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Yingluck Shinawatra, younger sister of Thailand's exiled former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, is set to become the country's first female prime minister after her party's resounding election victory at the weekend. Serena Tarling asked the FT's Bangkok correspondent Tim Johnston about the challenges she faces and how much influence her brother is likely to have over the incoming government

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Erdogan's post-election challenges Jun 14, 2011

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Turkey's prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has just won his third election in a row, increasing his share of the vote and winning a strong mandate to launch a long-delayed overhaul of Turkey's constitution and tackle pressing issues of Middle East policy. Fiona Symon asked Delphine Strauss, FT correspondent in Ankara, what his early priorities would be.

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The current state of Yemen Jun 10, 2011

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FT correspondent Abeer Allam talks to Serena Tarling about the current situation in Yemen, a week after President Saleh's exit from the country to Saudi Arabia.

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Berlusconi suffers poll setback May 17, 2011

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Italy's ruling coalition has been shaken by the results of local elections - one of the most disappointing results was in Silvio Berlusconi's home town of Milan. Fiona Symon talks to Rachel Sanderson in Milan, about what the results mean for the Italian prime minister.

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Syria lifts its emergency law Apr 20, 2011

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Syria has lifted its 48-year old emergency law in a bid to appease pro-democracy protesters. Fiona Symon asked Abigail Fielding-Smith in Beirut how the latest government tactic was likely to be viewed by opponents of the regime.

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Call between Danielle Chiesi and Raj Rajaratnam on September 30 2008 Apr 17, 2011

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Danielle Chiesi, the Bear Stearns trader, and Mr Rajaratnam, discuss market movements and possible deals

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Mubarak's detention and the transition in Egypt Apr 13, 2011

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Protesters in Egypt have called off a planned demonstration in response to the arrest of ousted president Hosni Mubarak - the first detention of an Arab autocrat since the start of the Arab unrest. Fiona Symon speaks to correspondent Heba Saleh in Cairo about the what this means for the prospects for a smooth transition of power in the country, and for protest movements in the wider region.

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Italy struggles with North African migrants Apr 06, 2011

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Over 250 people were feared drowned this week after they set off in a small boat from the coast of North Africa in an attempt to reach the Italian Island of Lampedusa.The tragedy highlighted a growing problem for Italy over what to do with the flood of migrants that has resulted from the Arab uprisings in Tunisia and Libya. Fiona Symon spoke to Guy Dinmore, the FT's Rome correspondent, about how Italy is tackling the problem.

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