NYT to Rename IHT

The BBC reports: The International Herald Tribune is to be renamed the International New York Times after its parent newspaper.

The change, expected this autumn, will end the 40-year-old IHT brand familiar to U.S. expatriate readers.

It follows other moves by The New York Times to consolidate its image, including plans to sell off the Boston Globe announced this month.

Chief executive Mark Thompson said the paper would add new reporters, and aim to expand its overseas readership.

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