NEWS Tens of thousands of Greeks joined a second nationwide strike within three weeks on Thursday, moving to bring the country to a near standstill in a bid to show European Union leaders meeting in Brussels that new austerity cuts being demanded by Greece?s lenders would cripple society and further depress the economy. Liz Alderman reports from Athens.
Twitter waded into potentially perilous territory on Thursday when it blocked users in Germany from access to the account of a neo-Nazi group. The move was the first time that Twitter acted on a policy known as ?country-withheld content,? announced in January, in which it will block an account at the request of a government. Nicholas Kulish reports from Berlin.
Peer Steinbr?ck, the German chancellor Angela Merkel?s main challenger in the general election next year, accused her of driving a wedge between Germany and its European partners through duplicitous handling of the euro zone crisis. Melissa Eddy reports from Berlin.
Indian regulators have begun an informal inquiry into allegations that Wal-Mart Stores violated rules restricting foreign investment in the country?s fast-growing retailing industry. Wal-Mart has long wanted to expand into India, where small, family-owned stores dominate a retail sales market worth about $500 billion annually. Vikas Bajaj reports from Mumbai.
ARTS The artistic wanderings of RZA, mastermind of the Wu-Tang Clan, have led him to a $20 million movie, ?The Man With the Iron Fists,? which he directed and stars in. Dave Itzkoff reports from Los Angeles.
SPORTS The New Zealand captain Richie McCaw has grown into his role with the All Blacks by expecting as much out of himself as his world-champion teammates. Emma Stoney reports from Wellington.
Source: http://rendezvous.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/19/iht-quick-read-friday-oct-19/
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