Sarkozy packs up troubles in his suitcase
Under fire at home, his marital status a mystery, the president of France is projecting French power in far-flung places and promoting himself as a global intellectual.

Bread, the (subsidized) staff of life in Egypt
Somehow, much of what ails Egypt seems to converge in the story of subsidized bread.

European antitrust regulators raid drug companies
Some of the Continent's biggest drug makers face a far-reaching inquiry into whether patents and lawsuit settlements are being used improperly to keep generic products off the market.
- Makers of generic drugs likely to keep jumping the gun on patents

In a time of crisis, sovereign funds suddenly more welcome in Europe
The funds, amassed by governments in the Middle East, Russia and China, raised fears last summer, but now have come to be viewed as helpful.
- U.S. banks turn to new sources to replenish capital

Bernanke willing to trade bigger budget deficit for economic stimuli
The Federal Reserve chief supported the general idea of propping up consumer spending and investment with temporary tax rebates or additional government spending.

Opposition returns to the streets in Kenya
Kenya sank further into violence Wednesday as the police battled with protesters across the country, while opposition leaders vowed to press ahead with the protests.
- Genital mutilations being used as 'weapon of war' in Kenya
- In Kenya, opposition wins a round as Parliament votes in speaker

Airbus to seek government aid for A350 in second half
The move risks heightening trade tensions with the United States over state aid to their respective aerospace industries.
- Dreamliner delay frustrates Boeing and its customers

Dreamliner delay frustrates Boeing and its customers
The production delay announced Wednesday could hurt the expansion plans of some big international airlines and force Boeing to pay penalties.

Remembering a time before cities' decline
It could be said that when Johnny Podres, who died over the weekend, subdued the New York Yankees one unforgettable day in 1955, Brooklyn, which erupted in long-postponed joy, was at a sort of social apex from which it, like other American cities, rather quickly declined.

Is it a midlife crisis or a 'jerk with a meltdown'?
Everything, it appears, is fair game for a midlife crisis: one's job, spouse, lover - you name it. But it may be more a search for novelty and thrill than for self-knowledge.

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