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Sold! Auction bargain could be £20mn ‘Old Master’

INTERNATIONAL PAPERS, Friday 21 September: We look at what the Syrian President had to say in a rare interview to Egyptian media; The Daily Beast asks were Google executives right to host the ‘Innocence of Muslims’ on YouTube; The Independent looks at how Indian shopkeepers could compete with foreign investors likes Walmart; The Guardian looks at how a British man could have stumbled upon a £20mn painting by J.W. Turner at a golf club auction.

IN THE PAPERS

By Katerina VITTOZZI

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Some articles from today’s international press review:

Al-Ahram al Arabi : ‘Doors are open to dialogue’

The Daily Beast : ‘Should YouTube have taken down anti-Mulsim video?’

The Independent: ‘An outraged nation of shopkeepers’

The Guardian: ‘Possible Turner bought at golf club auction’

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Yemen: "militants ready to attack"

In today’s press review, we talk about the terrorist threat in Yemen following the failed Christmas day plot.

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“Sweet talk in French politics”

In today’s press review, we look at what 2009 was like for French politicians. Discover the “biggest fibs of the year”.

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UK: “Drug Brit executed in China”

In today’s international press review, we focus on the execution of Akmal Shaikh in China.

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29/12/2009 - IN THE PAPERS

Iran: "The Regime's Bloody Deadlock"

In today’s French press review, we talk about anti-government protests in Iran. French media report that political opponents “refuse to back down”.