-----Original Message----- From: FT.com in Brief - World News and Comment [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 30 September 2000 06:49 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: FT.com FT in Brief (World News & Comment) ft in brief (world news and comment) - Text Newsletter a News By E-mail service from ft.com ********************************************************************** Look no further than FT.com If you need business information that gives you the edge 24 hours a day, you need FT.com. Tap into FT.com for instant access to a wealth of business information - the news, the markets and all the background you need on companies, industries and issues. Comprehensive, accurate and up-to-the-minute, FT.com is the indispensable resource for anyone in business. http://www.ft.com ********************************************************************** Energy and foreign oil dominate presidential campaign High energy prices and increasing US reliance on foreign oil dominated the presidential campaign on Friday as Al Gore and George W. Bush traded blows ahead of next week's first head-to-head debate. http://news.ft.com/ft/gx.cgi/ftc?pagename=View&c=Article&cid=FT3H5L68Q DC&live=true&tagid=ZZZU2IUKJ0C Milosevic digs in as opposition fills streets Serbia's opposition launched a marathon campaign of public protest in a bid to force Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic to recognise defeat in last Sunday's elections. http://news.ft.com/ft/gx.cgi/ftc?pagename=View&c=Article&cid=FT3KELFAQ DC&live=true&tagid=ZZZU2IUKJ0C Four killed in Jerusalem riots The stalemate in Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations has taken its toll as the old city of Jerusalem was plunged into violence, riots broke out in the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip remained extremely volatile. http://news.ft.com/ft/gx.cgi/ftc?pagename=View&c=Article&cid=FT33BGS6Q DC&live=true&tagid=ZZZU2IUKJ0C EU oil stocks talks stall EU finance ministers held inconclusive discussions on Friday about the possibility of a co-ordinated release of emergency oil stocks to try to nudge prices lower, similar to a move announced by the US earlier this month. http://news.ft.com/ft/gx.cgi/ftc?pagename=View&c=Article&cid=FT3TGBT9Q DC&live=true&tagid=ZZZU2IUKJ0C Finance ministers put brave face on Denmark's euro vote EU finance ministers and Wim Duisenberg, European Central Bank chief, have insisted it is business as usual for the euro following Denmark's referendum vote against joining the beleaguered currency. http://news.ft.com/ft/gx.cgi/ftc?pagename=View&c=Article&cid=FT3L16DHP DC&live=true&tagid=ZZZU2IUKJ0C US puts 'e-signatures' into law >From Sunday, a simple click of a computer mouse will be enough to make documents legally binding in the US, as the new national digital signature law takes effect. http://news.ft.com/ft/gx.cgi/ftc?pagename=View&c=Article&cid=FT30MWM9Q DC&live=true&tagid=ZZZU2IUKJ0C Opec bank still possible, says Ch�vez Leading oil exporting nations agreed to strengthen financial cooperation in energy-related projects, Venezuela�s president Hugo Ch�vez said, although they fell short of settling on the creation of a development bank. http://news.ft.com/ft/gx.cgi/ftc?pagename=View&c=Article&cid=FT3U3032P DC&live=true&tagid=ZZZU2IUKJ0C Fujimori seeks US backing on handover Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori has met US officials in Washington in an effort to reassure domestic opponents that he retains international support for his plan to hand over power to an elected successor. http://news.ft.com/ft/gx.cgi/ftc?pagename=View&c=Article&cid=FT3N1Z28Q DC&live=true&tagid=ZZZU2IUKJ0C Chretien hints at early election Jean Chretien, Canada's prime minister, may think it is better to go to the polls while the economy is unarguably strong. http://news.ft.com/ft/gx.cgi/ftc?pagename=View&c=Article&cid=FT3BRCEEQ DC&live=true&tagid=ZZZU2IUKJ0C Opec's insight on odd bedfellows The recent Opec meeting in Caracas has focused the world's attention on perhaps the most disparate grouping of countries and the diversity of its leaders. http://news.ft.com/ft/gx.cgi/ftc?pagename=View&c=Article&cid=FT3KP638Q DC&live=true&tagid=ZZZU2IUKJ0C Editorial comment: Pouring oil on troubled markets http://news.ft.com/ft/gx.cgi/ftc?pagename=View&c=Article&cid=FT366TN7Q DC&live=true&tagid=ZZZU2IUKJ0C ********************************************************************** CUSTOMER SERVICE You are receiving this e-mail because you elected to subscribe to ft.com's News by E-mail service. 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