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BBC:Egypt clashes after army fire kills Morsi supporters
Egypt clashes after army fire kills Morsi supporters
Twelve people have died in Alexandria and three in Cairo in clashes between supporters and opponents of the ousted President Mohammed Morsi, reports say.
The violence came after three pro-Morsi demonstrators were killed by security forces in another part of the capital.
Troops later restored calm in Cairo, but nationwide violence left some 26 dead and 318 injured, officials said.
The army removed Mr Morsi from power on Wednesday after millions of people protested over his leadership.
BBC:Portugal PM Passos Coelho briefs president on 'deal'
Portugal PM Passos Coelho briefs president on 'deal'
Portugal's PM has presented the president with what he calls an agreed "deal" to keep his coalition intact.
PM Pedro Passos Coelho says his centre-right governing partner pledged to keep supporting his government after two resignations plunged it into crisis.
The uncertainty had sent the interest rate on Portuguese 10-year bonds above 8%, before falling back to 6.8%.
Any deal would have to be approved by President Anibal Cavaco Silva, who is due to meet the parties on Monday.
BBC:Mali army enters Kidal under peace deal ahead of polls
Mali army enters Kidal under peace deal ahead of polls
Mali's army has re-entered the rebel-held town of Kidal as part of efforts to improve security before the presidential election, officials say.
Tuareg rebels captured Kidal after a French-led offensive forced militant Islamists out in February.
But the rebels agreed in June to allow troops into the northern town as part of a peace deal.
The occupation of Kidal had been a major obstacle to organising the presidential election, due on 28 July.
BBC:French PM Ayrault says spy programme claims 'inexact'
French PM Ayrault says spy programme claims 'inexact'
French officials have rejected reports its intelligence agencies are running a vast spying operation on its citizens.
A spokesperson for Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said the claims in the French daily Le Monde were "inexact".
Le Monde reported that computer and telephone data were being stored on a supercomputer at the offices of the DGSE foreign intelligence service.
The programme operated "outside the law" and could be accessed by all domestic agencies, the paper said.
BBC:Venezuela and Nicaragua make Snowden asylum 'offers'
Venezuela and Nicaragua make Snowden asylum 'offers'
The presidents of both Nicaragua and Venezuela have indicated their countries could offer political asylum to US fugitive Edward Snowden.
Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro said it would give asylum to the intelligence leaker, who is believed to be holed up in a transit area of Moscow airport.
Meanwhile Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said his country would do so "if circumstances permit".
Wikileaks said Mr Snowden had applied to six additional countries on Friday.
BBC:Positive US jobs numbers add to rate rise speculation
Positive US jobs numbers add to rate rise speculation
The US economy added a net 195,000 new jobs in June, official figures show.
The figure was well above economists' expectations of 165,000. Revisions to data for April and May added a further 70,000 jobs to previous estimates.
The jobless rate remained steady at 7.6% of the workforce, according to the data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The dollar and US bond yields jumped as markets expectations rose that interest rates will start rising in a year.
Reuters:Venezuela's Maduro offers asylum to Snowden
Venezuela's Maduro offers asylum to Snowden
(Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Friday he had decided to offer asylum to former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, who has petitioned several countries to avoid capture by Washington.
"In the name of America's dignity ... I have decided to offer humanitarian asylum to Edward Snowden," Maduro told a televised military parade marking Venezuela's independence day.
The 30-year-old former National Security Agency contractor is believed to be holed up in the transit area of Moscow's Sheremetyevo international airport.
WikiLeaks said on Friday that Snowden had applied to six more nations for asylum, bringing to about 20 the number of countries he has asked for protection from U.S. espionage charges.
Reuters:Russian PM sacks ally of oil boss Sechin
Russian PM sacks ally of oil boss Sechin
(Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Friday sacked a senior resources official, believed to be a close ally of Igor Sechin, the boss of state oil firm Rosneft, in a move analysts said was a sign of growing confrontation between the two men.
In an order published on Friday Medvedev dismissed Alexander Popov, the head of Rosnedra, an agency responsible for granting licenses to develop natural resources.
Popov was an aide to Sechin when Sechin oversaw Russia's energy sector as deputy prime minister.
Sechin, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, was last year appointed to head Rosneft, the world's largest publicly listed oil producer, majority-owned by the Kremlin.
Reuters:EU threatens to suspend data-sharing with U.S. over spy reports
EU threatens to suspend data-sharing with U.S. over spy reports
(Reuters) - The European Union is threatening to suspend two agreements granting the United States access to European financial and travel data unless Washington shows it is respecting EU rules on data privacy, EU officials said on Friday.
The threat reflects European disquiet about allegations that the United States has engaged in widespread eavesdropping on European Internet users as well as spying on the EU.
Cecilia Malmstrom, the EU's home affairs commissioner, wrote to two senior U.S. officials on Thursday to voice European concerns over implementation of the two agreements, both struck in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks and regarded by Washington as important tools in the fight against terrorism.
"Should we fail to demonstrate the benefits of (the agreements) for our citizens and the fact that they have been implemented in full compliance with the law, their credibility will be seriously affected and in such a case I will be obliged to reconsider (whether) the conditions for their implementation are still met," Malmstrom said.
Reuters:Governments to target tech giants' tax avoidance: draft
Governments to target tech giants' tax avoidance: draft
(Reuters) - Western governments are set to target a range of tax loopholes used by technology giants including Apple, Amazon as part of an international drive to tackle corporate tax avoidance, a draft action plan seen by Reuters said.
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), which advises its mainly rich nation members on economic and tax policies, has been charged by the G20 group of countries with formulating measures to stop big companies shifting profits into tax havens.
Corporate tax avoidance has become a hot political issue following public outrage over revelations in the past year that companies such as Apple and Google had used structures U.S. and European politicians said were designed to minimize the amount of taxes paid.
The OECD is now due to present an "action plan" highlighting broad areas where changes will be discussed to a G20 meeting later in July.
Reuters:EU and China close in on solar panel deal
EU and China close in on solar panel deal
(Reuters) - The European Union and China are moving towards a deal to defuse a conflict over alleged dumping of solar panels in Europe, officials from both sides said on Friday, aiming to head off a damaging trade war in goods from steel to wine.
The European Commission, the EU's executive, accuses China of flooding Europe with billions of euros of cheap solar panels sold at below the cost of production, and has imposed duties that will jump up to punitive levels in August.
Brussels and Beijing have until then to find a solution in their biggest ever trade dispute. Europe's free trade-advocates Britain and Germany want to avoid angering China and risk business with Europe's second largest trading partner.
However, the impact of overcapacity and plunging prices on European solar firms was underscored on Friday as German group Conergy (CGYGk.DE) filed for insolvency.
Reuters:Panasonic to buy stake in Slovenia's Gorenje
Panasonic to buy stake in Slovenia's Gorenje
(Reuters) - Japanese consumer electronics firm Panasonic Corp will buy up to 13 percent of Gorenje, one of the biggest household appliance makers in Eastern Europe, as it aims to tap growing demand in the region.
Panasonic is pulling away from unprofitable consumer electronics and wants to be number one in appliances, pitting the company against the likes of Whirlpool Corp and Electrolux. It also wants to tap into growing demand in emerging markets in Europe, particularly Russia.
The maker of Viera televisions will pay 10 million euros ($12.91 million) for the stake in Gorenje, which manufactures energy efficient appliances under multiple brand names. It sells to 90 countries and exports 95 percent of its output.
The companies will engage in joint research and development for washing machines, refrigerators and built-in ovens and cooperate in sales and marketing throughout Europe.
LA Times:Problem-plagued missile defense system fails in $214-million test
Problem-plagued missile defense system fails in $214-million test
The Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency once again missed hitting its desired target during flight test of an interceptor missile from Vandenberg Air Force Base, northwest of Santa Barbara.
The failure of the $214-million test Friday involved a ground-based defense system, designed by Boeing Co., to defend the U.S. from long-range ballistic missile attacks.
The Missile Defense Agency now has a testing record of eight hits out of 16 intercept attempts with the “hit-to-kill” warheads. The last successful intercept occurred in December 2008.
Intercept testing of the system was halted in early 2011 after errors resulted in two failed intercept tests in 2010 using a newer interceptor. The technology wasn’t used Friday, but will be tested next year.