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Nov 2023
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Paris races to clean up Seine before Oly...

Financial Times
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Russia has added at least Rbs3.4tn ($37bn) to its budget for this year, the war between Israel and Hamas is starting to bite into Israel's economy, and Spain’s ruling Socialist party has sealed a contentious amnesty deal with Catalan separatists. Plus, Paris is rushing to make the river Seine clean enough for Olympic athletes to swim next summer. 


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Russia adds more than 3tn roubles to its budget

‘I’m not sure we’ve got a safety net’: Israeli businesses buckle as war hits economy

Pedro Sánchez set to retain power in Spain after amnesty deal with Catalan separatists

Paris bets on giant tank to clean up Seine river in time for Olympics


The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help by Joanna Kao, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. 


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