NEWS A fire ignited by a flare from a band’s pyrotechnics spectacle swept through a nightclub filled with hundreds of university students early on Sunday morning in Santa Maria, a city in southern Brazil, killing at least 233 people, officials said. Simon Romero reports from Rio de Janeiro.
President Mohamed Morsi declared a state of emergency and a curfew in three major cities on Sunday, as escalating violence in the streets threatened his government and Egypt’s democracy. David Kirkpatrick reports from Port Said, Egypt.
Milos Zeman, a former leftist prime minister and economist known for his outspoken populism, became the first popularly elected president of the Czech Republic. Dan Bilefsky reports from Prague.
Despite the government’s best efforts, tax evasion remains something of a pastime in Italy. So this month the National Revenue Agency decided to try a new tack. Rather than attempting to ferret out how much suspected tax cheats earn, the agency began trying to infer it from how much they spend. Elisabetta Povoledo reports from Rome.
President Barack Obama is committed to reaching an agreement to smooth trade with the European Union, the United States’ top negotiator has said, but only if it is constructed in a way that would overcome objections from farm groups and that could win congressional approval. Jack Ewing reports from Davos, Switzerland.
Unlike many publishers that have tried to build digital units on the back of existing brands, the German company Hubert Burda has looked to new businesses, some started from scratch. Eric Pfanner reports from Munich.
EDUCATION In Indonesia, a movement is under way to teach students about AIDS and contraception. Sara Schonhardt reports from Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
ARTS Steps to strengthen protections for art buyers at auctions and galleries are slow to advance, and some question whether they are even necessary. Robin Pogrebin and Kevin Flynn report.
A new book, “Signs for Peace: An Impossible Visual Encyclopedia,” compiled by the Swiss-born graphic designer Ruedi Baur and his wife, the sociologist Vera Baur Kockot, presents hundreds of images of peace motifs through the ages. Alice Rawsthorn reviews from London.
SPORTS Novak Djokovic won a grueling final 6-7, 7-6, 6-3, 6-2 match over Andy Murray to win his third consecutive Australian Open title. Christopher Clarey reports from Melbourne, Australia.
The Southeast Asian Games, which will be held in Myanmar’s capital, Naypyidaw, and other sites throughout the country, is causing acrimony long before a single athlete has competed. Thomas Fuller reports from Bangkok.
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