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IHT Quick Read: June 24

NEWS Edward J. Snowden arrived in Moscow on Sunday as American officials pressed Russia to turn him over and warned countries in Latin America not to harbor him or allow him passage. Peter Baker reports from Washington and Ellen Barry from Moscow.

Analysts said the Chinese government allowed the former National Security Agency contractor to leave Hong Kong to prevent a legal battle and maintain ties with the United States. Jane Perlez reports from Beijing and Keith Bradsher from Hong Kong.

Spain's Interior Ministry said the police dismantled two criminal gangs involved in importing and distributing steroids, blood boosters and growth hormones. Raphael Minder reports from Madrid.

In one of the most brazen attacks on foreigners in Pakistan in recent years, militants killed 10 tourists in the Himalayas and their Pakistani guide. Salman Masood and Declan Walsh report.

EDUCATION In recent years, schools in Britain, like those in the United States, have struggled under an increasing burden of testing and assessment designed to improve quality and to enforce some version of national standards. But education in Scotland has long been run differently from the rest of Britain. While schools in England encouraged students to specialize, Scottish schools traditionally aimed for a greater breadth of knowledge. D.D. Guttenplan writes from East Dunbartonshire, Scotland.

FASHION Miuccia Prada created an exotic world but with a sense that the men in tailored jackets over tropical shirts were up to no good. Suzy Menkes on the men's wear collections in Milan.

ARTS Cycle Super Highways are under construction in Copenhagen, part of the Danish capital's efforts to become carbon-neutral by 2025. Are they as good as they sound? Alice Rawsthorn on design.

SPORTS With a free-spending owner and no income tax, A.S. Monaco can vacuum up expensive players, an advantage that has angered the French soccer league. Sarah Lyall reports from Monaco.

At 35, Tommy Haas has lost years of his tennis career to injuries and has lost Grand Slam semifinals he was in position to win. But despite all the childhood sacrifices and adulthood setbacks he has never lost his passion for the game; for the feel of the ball coming off his strings; for the primal buzz of trying to impose his will and his true all-court game on the other, increasingly younger man across the net. Christopher Clarey on tennis.