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Monti Suggests Suspending Soccer in Italy After Scandal
Prime Minister Mario Monti suggested that soccer be suspended for two or three years after a match-fixing scandal shook the country’s most beloved sport this week.
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European Official Calls for an Economic Road Map
José Manuel Barroso, the president of the European Commission, said that investor confidence would rise if concrete steps were laid out for further integration of the euro zone.
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The Lede Blog: Colombian Rebels Release 'Proof of Life' Video of French Hostage
A Colombian guerrilla group released a video on Monday of a French journalist the group captured last month during a gunfight with government troops.
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British Treasury Reverses Plan to Tax Baked Goods
The government dropped its program to impose a 20 percent sales tax on certain baked goods, after an uproar that became a symbol of the wealth gap in Britain.
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Op-Ed Columnist: The Role of Uncle Sam
The debate over Hamilton’s governing philosophy should focus less on whether government is good or evil and more on what government actually does.
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Northern Italy Hit by Second Deadly Quake
A 5.8 magnitude tremor shook the Emilia Romagna region where a devastating quake struck less than ten days ago.
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Euro Isn’t Loved, but Poll Shows Little Desire to Drop It
A poll of citizens of five nations using the euro indicates they do not want to revert to a system of different currencies, a survey by Pew Research Center shows.
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Euro Seems Better Than Alternative, Poll Finds
Most Europeans dislike the currency but don't want to turn back now, the Pew Research Center found.
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World Briefing | Europe: Russia: 3 Are Charged Over Protest Violence
Russia’s Investigative Committee charged three people with inciting unrest and attacking riot police officers during clashes between the police and antigovernment protesters earlier this month.
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World Briefing | Europe: Britain: Judge Denies Bail for Radical Cleric
A British immigration judge on Monday denied bail to Abu Qatada, saying he could not risk having the radical cleric on the streets during the London Olympic Games.
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Russian Foreign Ministry Criticizes American Envoy
In an unusual statement, the ministry said a talk American Ambassador Michael A. McFaul gave to Russian students last week “went far beyond the boundaries of diplomatic etiquette.”
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Op-Ed Contributor: The Specter of the Spelling Bee
My one, brief, not-so-shining moment at the National Spelling Bee.
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Greek Polls Show Gains by Right-Leaning New Democracy
Stock markets here and around the world inched higher Monday after the news, but experts here cautioned that Greek voters were still changing their minds on an almost daily basis.
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Vatican Says Scandal Involving Pope’s Butler Erodes Trust
A Vatican spokesman tries to beat back suggestions that a cardinal might have been behind the dissemination of documents linked to the pope’s butler.
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Oligarch Quits as Chairman of BP's Russian Joint Venture
Mikhail Fridman’s departure renewed turbulence at the joint venture, TNK-BP, which accounts for about a quarter of the British oil company’s total global output and much of its profit.
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Letter from Europe: Merkel Pays a Price for Her Energy Policy Shift
The German chancellor faces the political repercussions of her decision to shut down Germany's remaining 17 nuclear power plants after the nuclear disaster in Japan last year.
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Tony Blair to Explain Ties to Rupert Murdoch
The inquiry into Britain’s hacking scandal was set to hear testimony on Monday from former prime minister Tony Blair, who once sought endorsement from Rupert Murdoch’s newspapers.
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Tens of Thousands in Georgia Protest President
About 80,000 people attended a demonstration in the capital to campaign for a parliamentary election scheduled for this fall, in one of the largest political rallies since 2003.
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Op-Ed Columnist: A Brief for Justice Kennedy
He has written two important gay-rights decisions. Will he take one more leap to support marriage equality?
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London Braces to Manage Traffic of the Olympics
Officials have warned commuters and set up infrastructure to handle its visitors, but some worry the Games may prove too much for the city’s roads and subway.
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In Italy, Technology Is Leading to a TV Transformation
Silvio Berlusconi’s television company is flailing amid Internet-driven challenges to the government’s traditional favored status for the media’s old guard.
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Bankia’s President Portrays an Upside to a Bailout
Billions of euros in aid are an investment for the government, not a loan, said José Ignacio Goirigolzarri, the president of the troubled Spanish lender Bankia.
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‘Amour,’ by Michael Haneke Wins Palme d’Or at Cannes
The Austrian director Michael Haneke won the Palme d’Or at the 65th Cannes Film Festival on Sunday for “Amour,” a story of love and death focusing on an elderly Parisian couple.
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Opinion: This Is How We Ride
Bikes can transform our world and make it better. New Yorkers are about to see how.
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Economic View: In the Euro Zone, a Lethal Vacuum — Economic View
The world needs to face the danger that the euro could implode — proving that one of the world’s major economic units simply hasn’t worked — says Tyler Cowen.
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U.S. Seeks Russia’s Help in Removing Assad in Syria
Modeled on the transfer of power in Yemen, an Obama administration proposal calls for the cooperation of Moscow, which appears open to the idea.
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Opinion: No Place Is Home
Immigrants will draw their notions of “home” not only from what is familiar and desirable, but also from what is permitted and denied them.
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Strategies: At Intrade, Placing Odds on Greece and the Euro
Just about everyone agrees that the chance of Greece abandoning the euro has risen of late. It’s now the topic of speculation on an online betting market.
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WORLD: Spain's Credit Crunch
Because of the financial crisis, small businesses in Spain have been forced to shut down or downsize due to disappearing credit lines.
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Small and Medium Businesses Suffer as Spain Bank Loans Shrivel
The loss of credit is contributing to Spain’s troubles by raising unemployment and cutting tax revenues, making it harder to bring its budget deficit down to manageable levels.
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The Divorce Hotel, a True Weekend Getaway
Jim Halfens, the Dutch entrepreneur behind Divorce Hotel, a weekend program for couples seeking a speedy end to their marriages, wants to introduce the concept to the United States.
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Pope Benedict’s Butler Formally Charged With Leaks
Paolo Gabriele is suspected of giving the Italian news media secret documents, some claiming cronyism and corruption in Vatican contracts
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Op-Ed Contributor: The Danger in School Spending Cuts
New York’s cuts in education spending hurt students and ultimately the state’s economy.
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World Briefing | Europe: Russia: Free Apartments for Injured Police Officers
The Moscow city government will provide apartments to four police officers injured during a brawl with protesters, in another demonstration of officials’ frustration with the antigovernment movement.
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In a Vatican Whodunit, a Punch Line of a Suspect
An on-again, off-again scandal burst into the open with the arrest of Pope Benedict XVI’s butler, suspected of leaking private letters addressed to the pope.
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German Reunification Pains Inform Stance on Greece
The German reluctance to underwrite struggling economies like Greece’s is based on its own experience of pouring $2 trillion into the former East Germany, to little immediate effect.
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The Saturday Profile: Lakhdar Boumediene Starts Anew in France After Years at Guantánamo
Lakhdar Boumediene, who spent seven years at Guantánamo Bay before being released for lack of evidence, says he still does not understand why he was detained and just wants a return to normalcy.
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Berlusconi Calls for Direct Election of Italian President
The former prime minister has called for an overhaul of the country's Constitution to allow Italians to directly elect the nation's president, instead of letting Parliament make that choice, as is now the case.
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Using the Missing to Find a Solution
High-profile cases across the world have had an impact on the awareness and continued search for other children.
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In Italy, Economy and Law Leave Many Single Fathers Broke and Homeless
The number of single fathers and divorced men in Italy who are in dire economic circumstances is growing, and many are becoming homeless as the euro zone crisis pushes unemployment higher.
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Pope's Butler Arrested in Leaks Investigation
Pope Benedict's butler was arrested on Friday in connection with an investigation into leaks of confidential documents, some alleging cronyism and corruption in Vatican contracts, a senior Vatican source said.
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Azerbaijan Police Arrest Protesters at Eurovision Rally
Antigovernment demonstrators used the last dress rehearsal for the Eurovision Song Contest to stage a rally demanding the release of political prisoners.
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Ukraine Parliament Debate Over Language Escalates, Badly
The Parliament’s speaker on Friday suggested disbanding the chamber after a debate over adopting Russian as the official second language in some parts of Ukraine broke down into a sweaty brawl.
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The Lede Blog: Ukrainian Lawmakers Debate With Their Fists
A day after a session of the Ukrainian Parliament descended into fisticuffs, most lawmakers rejected a call by the speaker for new elections.
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Noomi Rapace Arrives in Hollywood, by Way of Outer Space
How the original girl with the dragon tattoo became Ridley Scott’s new heroine.
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E-Mail Shows Murdoch Bid Maneuvering
Testimony before an inquiry into the British press could throw new light on the ties between the government and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
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French President in Afghanistan to Meet With Karzai
François Hollande’s surprise visit comes less than a week after he announced that France would pull its troops out of Afghanistan by the end of this year.
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World Briefing | Europe: The Netherlands: Mladic Trial Reset
The trial of a former Bosnian Serb general, Ratko Mladic, that opened in The Hague on May 16 will now resume on June 25 instead of next Tuesday as originally planned.
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World Briefing | Europe: Moldova: 3 Sentenced in Nuclear Case
A Moldovan court sentenced three people on Thursday for their part in illegal trafficking of uranium-235, which can be used in making nuclear weapons.
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Hollande and Merkel Focus on Domestic Politics After Euro Meeting
President François Hollande of France and Chancellor Angela Merkel seem more intent on laying the groundwork for changes in Europe’s approach to the euro crisis than on any immediate gestures.
