There was some good economic news coming out of Germany on Tuesday. But will it be enough to counter the crisis in the euro zone, where all eyes are on yet another "last chance" meeting in Greece? full story ![]()

Bank’s downfall in Italy; European growth stumbles; more horse meat fallout, and David Lynch branches out.
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A rare look at Hezbollah in Europe; the head of Goodyear draws furor in France; Iceland investigates exporting its electricity; and a prize-winning novelist takes on the Duchess of Cambridge.
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Anand Giridharadas, an IHT columnist, and Marcus Mabry, editor of Rendezvous, discuss the costs of the West's emphasis on the individual's freedom of choice.
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Since the Cyprus bailout crisis, analysts have been on the lookout for the next vulnerable euro zone economy likely to need help. The small Alpine state of Slovenia is high on their lists.
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Millions of premature deaths from air pollution in China; Cypriots feel betrayed by the E.U; low-cost drugs get a boost in India; and Russia on display at Art Paris.
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Evidence that the euro zone crisis isn’t over; Chuck Hagel is confirmed as the new Pentagon chief; a rocket fired from Gaza lands in Israel; and the fashion designer Alexander Wang brings his energy to Balenciaga.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel appeared to play down concerns that the euro is overvalued and cautioned against any international efforts to devalue currencies in order to boost exports.
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Global growth was back in the spotlight as weak German manufacturing and services data sent the euro to a fresh session low and caused Bunds to bounce.
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The IHT’s theater critic handicaps the field for this year’s Laurence Olivier Awards, London’s version of the Tonys.
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Meteor damage in Russia; corruption in Spain; challenge in Afghanistan; Scottish whiskey fight.
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