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Egypt’s Young Seize Role of Key Opposition to Mubarak

Hosni Mubarak’s traditional foes have been displaced by the leaderless tens of thousands of young Egyptians who turned out this week to demand an end to his 30-year rule.

S.&P.; Downgrades Japan as Global Debt Concerns Spread

TOKYO — The credit rating agency said the Japanese government's already high debt burden was likely to continue to rise.

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Concerns Over Europe’s Debt Crisis Persist

Some experts at Davos predicted that Europe’s economic growth would trail the emerging markets and the U.S. this year.

Konnopke’s is one of the most popular currywurst stands in the city.
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Berlin Journal

National Dish Comes in Foreign Flavoring

The most popular fast food in Berlin, currywurst, a pile of pork sausage, drenched with ketchup and sprinkled with curry powder, embodies the city’s contradictions.

Report Offers Surprises on Muslims’ Growth

The report forecasts that the number of Muslims worldwide will grow over the next 20 years at twice the rate of non-Muslims before leveling off.

Setting the Pace With Toughness

ZHUHAI, China — Dong Mingzhu, president of China's air-conditioning powerhouse Gree, is a self-made woman in a country where “men are in charge, politically.”

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Dealing With Assange and the Secrets He Spilled

Is Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, a puppet master of the news media? He would like you to think so. But The Times’s dealings with him reveal a different story.

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Newly elected members of parliament waited for President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan to open the new session.
Dispute With Parliament Leaves Afghan Leader Isolated

KABUL, Afghanistan — The opening of Parliament signals the beginning of a potentially more precarious period in President Hamid Karzai’s relations with Afghanistan’s power brokers.

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British Tabloid Dismisses Editor Over Hacking Scandal

LONDON — The News of the World tabloid said it found evidence linking the editor, Ian Edmondson, to allegations that the newspaper illegally intercepted celebrities’ telephone messages.

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Riot police clashed with protesters in Cairo on Wednesday.
Protesters in Egypt Defy Ban as Government Cracks Down

CAIRO — Protesters marched against President Hosni Mubarak for the second straight day. In Suez, protesters set fire to a government building.

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A young man injured during clashes between protesters and the Tunisian police was carried away in a wheelchair near the office of the prime minister in central Tunis.
As Protests Mount, Tunisia Delays Cabinet Reshuffle

TUNIS — As the interim government announced a warrant for the ousted president, Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, protesters called for cabinet changes.

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Bishop Samuel Ruiz García on his way to Mass in late 1997.
Bishop Samuel Ruiz García, Defender of Mexico’s Mayans, Dies at 86

During his 40 years presiding over a Roman Catholic diocese in Chiapas, Bishop Ruiz cast light on abuses suffered by the Indians and sought to bring them into the church as equals with other Mexicans.

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From left, Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III; Gen. Peter W. Chiarelli, the Army vice chief of staff; Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert, vice chief of naval operations; and Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., assistant commandant of the Marine Corps.
Republicans Split Over Plans to Cut Defense Budget

WASHINGTON — Even as their leaders insist on the need for military cuts, divisions have opened among Republicans about how to chop Pentagon spending that comes to more than a half trillion dollars a year.

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Protesters in Egypt Defy Ban

“People want better living conditions. And the choice is not, and I say is not, between a secular tyranny or a religious tyranny,” writes BGP in Cairo.

BBC Will Trim World Service

“I grew up in India as a loyal listener to the BBC World Service. It's the most powerful tool that the British government has in its chest in promoting British values and culture,” writes Ajit in Calif..

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