NEWS The scandal over horse meat in the European food chain widened Thursday from a case of mislabeling to one of food safety as public health authorities in Britain said that a powerful equine painkiller, potentially harmful to human health, “may have entered the food chain” in France. Dan Bilefsky reports from Paris, and Stephen Castle from London.
Behind closed doors, Xi Jinping, China’s new leader, recently held up the Soviet Union’s collapse as the risk of wavering from traditional ideology. Chris Buckley reports from Hong Kong.
A senior official of the United Nations nuclear supervisory body said Thursday that talks a day earlier in Iran had ended inconclusively and that international inspectors had not been given access to a site that they suspect may have been used for testing bomb triggers. Alan Cowell reports from Paris.
Oscar Pistorius, a Paralympic gold medal winner from South Africa, was charged with murder after his girlfriend was fatally shot at his home. Lydia Polgreen reports from Johannesburg.
Berkshire Hathaway, the giant conglomerate run by Warren E. Buffett, said on Thursday that it would buy Heinz for about $23 billion. Berkshire is teaming up with 3G, a Brazilian investment firm that already owns most of Burger King. Michael J. de la Merced and Andrew Ross Sorkin report.
The U.S. Justice Department has cleared the proposed merger of Random House and Penguin, which would create the biggest book publisher in the world, their parent companies said. Eric Pfanner reports from Paris.
European economies shrank in the fourth quarter at their fastest rate since the depth of the financial crisis in 2009, new data showed on Thursday, with both strong and weak countries falling short of expectations and raising anxieties of a longer, deeper recession. Jack Ewing reports.
European regulators on Thursday defended plans to create the first international tax on financial transactions after business groups in the United States warned that the levy could break international agreements. James Kanter reports from Brussels.
ARTS Advocates of an effort to create a parade ground for Afro-Brazilian drum groups in Salvador, Brazil, say it would help the city’s carnaval reclaim its soul. Jon Pareles reports from Salvador, Brazil.
SPORTS Cristiano Ronaldo’s soaring header against Manchester City saved a 1-1 tie for Real Madrid in the Champions League soccer tournament and left his old manager, Alex Ferguson, astonished. Rob Hughes reports from London.
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