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By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK Pressure intensified on President Hosni Mubarak on Wednesday, as local media reported widespread labor unrest after protesters called for workers to go on strike. By RACHEL DONADIO Prosecutors filed a request to try Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy on charges related to abuse of office and prostitution. By SEWELL CHAN The Federal Reserve chairman faced tough questions in his first appearance before the new Republican majority. By EDWARD WONG Officials announced an arrest in what is seen as the most prominent espionage case in Taiwan in decades. By DAVID COLMAN Four of the most anticipated collections are by designers who each have more than a decade of experience and a track record of making great, desirable clothes. |
| Multimedia Labor strikes in Egypt; a vigil in Tahrir Square; and a rare tour of Pixar's studios. Opinion Opinionator The new diet and health guidelines from three powerful sources don't go quite far enough. |
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By HIROKO TABUCHI Publishers and fans are objecting to newly tightened restrictions on sales of explicit manga comics in Tokyo. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The United States trade representative said, however, that "serious issues" were holding up deals with Colombia and Panama. DealBook By JACK EWING and DAVID JOLLY NYSE Euronext said on Wednesday it was in advanced talks with Deutsche Borse over a possible merger. By MATTHEW SALTMARSH The agreement is an effort to get Britain's biggest banks to lend more to businesses, which would help the economy, while reducing executive bonuses. By JACK EWING The Bundesbank said there would be no "imminent" announcement regarding Axel Weber, who is seen as the front-runner to become head of the European Central Bank this year. |
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