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Syria’s acting finance minister pushes plan to revive war-torn economy (www.ft.com)

Dongnae, Bristol: ‘So good I considered giving up cleaning my teeth’ — review (www.ft.com)

It’s high time to make Russia pay (www.ft.com)

Trump is a test for the ‘Great Man theory’ (www.ft.com)

Recruiters’ shares fall on SThree jobs warning (www.ft.com)

City should be more supportive of UK defence sector, says minister (www.ft.com)

A UK housebuilding recovery will not be built in a day (www.ft.com)

Jury trials could be rolled back after court backlog doubles in 5 years (www.ft.com)

Turkey says Ethiopia and Somalia to negotiate Horn of Africa deal (www.ft.com)

Norway campaigns to cut energy links to Europe as power prices soar (www.ft.com)

Farage may disrupt the story of UK elections, but not its usual ending (www.ft.com)

Australia to introduce ‘news tax’ on tech companies (www.ft.com)

Not too hot is a weak justification for a cut (www.ft.com)

Meta donates 1mn to Trump’s inauguration fund (www.ft.com)

Why the EU debate on outsourcing solutions for migration is not going away (www.ft.com)

Romania’s cancelled election is a lesson in social media manipulation (www.ft.com)

Philippines considers new UN case against Beijing over South China Sea activity (www.ft.com)

Pat Boonnitipat expected to lose money on his debut film. It’s become an Asian cultural supernova (www.ft.com)