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Four European Countries to Enact Bans on Short-Selling

The temporary move by France, Belgium, Italy and Spain will apply to financial stocks in an effort to stop a tailspin in the markets.

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U.S. Stocks Reverse Again, Up 4%, on Economic Data

Markets continued this week’s pattern of wild swings between gains and losses, as earnings and jobless data got investors hunting for bargains.

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Cameron, in Speech, Pledges Swift Reaction to Rioters

LONDON — Prime Minister David Cameron of Britain said he would consult William J. Bratton, a former police commissioner in New York, and consider deploying the army.

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Guenter Schlusche at part of the memorial to the Berlin Wall that he designed to commemorate its construction 50 years ago.
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Wall’s Rise Is a Darker Memory for Berlin

Two years ago, the German government celebrated the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Marking its 1961 construction is more complicated.

C.I.A. Drones’ Death Toll in Pakistan Is Contested

WASHINGTON — The agency says no civilians have been killed by its drones since May 2010, but others disagree.

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Republicans Ready to Face Off at Iowa Debate

AMES, Iowa — The timing of the presidential campaign season’s third debate gives it a more significant feeling.

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U.S. Troops Fire on Afghan Police, Survivors Say

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — NATO and Afghan forces are investigating a claim by Afghan police officers in Kandahar that American soldiers fired on them for no reason, killing four officers and wounding two others.

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Cameron Exploring Crackdown on Social Media After Riots

PARIS — The British prime minister said safeguards should be considered if Twitter and Facebook were "used for ill," raising the ire of free-speech campaigners.

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Israel Approves New Housing in East Jerusalem

The approval of a 1,600-apartment complex could undercut efforts to salvage Middle East peace talks.

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Nigerians Receive First Payments for Children Who Died in 1996 Meningitis Drug Trial

Four families received $175,000 each from a $35 million fund created under a settlement between Pfizer and Nigeria’s northern Kano State. Despite paying the families, Pfizer denies its product caused harm.

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Nicholson Baker’s hilarious, extremely dirty novel is an episodic assortment of fantasies that celebrate desire, frailty and the comedy of life.

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Racing footage in this documentary is frequently heart-stopping.

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