Greece
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38 dead as boat capsizes off Greek island
World | Sep 14, 2015, 07:50 AM ISTAthens: At least 38 refugees-Including 14 children- drowned after wooden boat containing more than 130 people capsized near the Greek Island of Farmakonissi.Four babies and 10 young children - five boys and five girls -
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Drowned Syrian toddler laid to rest
World | Sep 04, 2015, 05:19 PM ISTDamascus: A Syrian toddler whose lifeless body was found on a Turkish beach was laid to rest on Friday along with his brother and mother, the media reported.Three-year-old Aylan Kurdi, who had drowned along with
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Photographer of drowned Syrian toddler was 'petrified'
World | Sep 04, 2015, 01:12 PM ISTAnkara: The photographer who shot the heart-wrenching picture showing a Syrian toddlers lifeless body washed ashore Turkey`s Aegean coast said she was "petrified", the media reported."At that moment, when I saw the three-year-old Aylan Kurdi,
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Greece's Tsipras rules out coalition options for snap polls
World | Aug 27, 2015, 10:19 AM ISTAthens: Greece's prime minister Alexis Tsipras, ahead of next month's early national election, said on Wednesday he will not enter a coalition with the main center-right and centrist opposition parties even if he needs their
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Greece's PM Alexis Tsipras quits, calls early polls
World | Aug 21, 2015, 06:25 AM ISTAthens: Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Thursday announced he is resigning and has called an early election.Tsipras made the announcement in a televised state address.He said with the first tranche of the bailout arriving,
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Greek PM Alexis Tsipras set to resign, elections set for Sept 20
World | Aug 20, 2015, 10:55 PM ISTAthens, Greece: Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will call early elections for next month, government officials said Thursday, as he tackles a rebellion by hardliners within his governing left-wing party who oppose the terms of
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Greek bailout talks shift into higher gear
World | Jul 31, 2015, 07:12 PM ISTAthens: Greece's talks with its international creditors on a third bailout worth 85 billion euros (USD 93 billion) shifted into a higher gear today, with lead negotiators from the European Union and International Monetary Fund
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Goa heading towards bankruptcy like Greece: Opposition
National | Jul 29, 2015, 06:21 PM ISTPanaji: Goa may become bankrupt like Greece if the BJP-led coalition government did not stop borrowing and curb unnecessary spending, opposition legislators warned on Wednesday.Speaking during the monsoon session of the Goa legislative assembly, Independent
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Concrete Europe commitment needed to relieve Greek debt
World | Jul 24, 2015, 07:08 AM ISTWashington: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said that "difficult" talks lie ahead with regard to a third bailout programme for Greece and stressed the need for a commitment by European leaders to re-structure Athens' debt."On
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Gold price may slide down to Rs.23,500 per 10 grams
Jul 21, 2015, 06:19 PM ISTChennai: Prices of gold may slide down further to around Rs.23,500-Rs.24,000-23,500 per 10 grams considering the current rupee-dollar conversion, said analysts.In the Indian market, gold could fall in the range of Rs.23,500-Rs.24,000 considering the current rupee-dollar
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Greek banks re-open after three weeks
Jul 20, 2015, 02:39 PM ISTAthens: Banks in Greece re-opened on Monday after three weeks of closure sparked by the deadlock over the country's debt, a media report said.People will be now able to withdraw up to 420 euros (about
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German Member of parliament vote 'yes' to Greek bailout talks
World | Jul 17, 2015, 10:56 PM ISTBerlin: The German parliament on Friday voted an overwhelming "yes" to start formal negotiations on a third Greek bailout plan.A total of 439 lawmakers voted in favour of the talks, 119 opposed and 40 abstained, giving
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Greece gets relief from creditors after first austerity test
World | Jul 16, 2015, 11:13 PM ISTAthens, Greece : Greece got a triple dose of good news on Thursday, when creditors agreed to open talks on a third bailout package, to give the country an interim loan to cover its debts,
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Greek lawmakers pass austerity bill despite dissent
World | Jul 16, 2015, 01:55 PM ISTAthens (Greece): Greek lawmakers voted overwhelmingly early Thursday to approve a harsh austerity bill demanded by bailout creditors, despite significant dissent from members of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' left-wing party.The bill has fueled anger in
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Greek government suffers defections as austerity vote looms
World | Jul 16, 2015, 07:01 AM ISTAthens: Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras faced a rising wave of hostility from members of his own party on Wednesday ahead of a parliament vote on an austerity bill that condemns the country to years of
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Greek PM defends choice of harsh debt deal
World | Jul 15, 2015, 07:05 AM ISTAthens: On the eve of the vote in the Greek parliament for the ratification of the agreement for the resolution of the Greek debt crisis which was reached in Brussels on Monday, Greek Prime Minister
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Eurozone reaches deal on Greece bailout: European Union
World | Jul 13, 2015, 08:13 PM ISTBrussels: A summit of eurozone leaders reached a tentative agreement with Greece on Monday for a bailout program that includes "serious reforms" and aid, removing an immediate threat that Greece could collapse financially and leave
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Greece closer to desperately needed deal with creditors
World | Jul 13, 2015, 07:07 AM ISTBrussels: Greece moved closer today to a desperately needed deal with European creditors which would stave off immediate financial collapse and the country's potential exit from the euro but impose more hardship on its people. Facing a
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Greece's proposal to creditors 'insufficient': Germany
Jul 12, 2015, 12:46 PM ISTBrussels: German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schauble said that Greece's latest proposal for a third bailout package from its international creditors is "insufficient".Schauble gave his assessment on Saturday, upon arriving at an extraordinary meeting of Eurozone
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Equity markets slip on Greece crisis, China stocks crash
Jul 11, 2015, 04:33 PM ISTMumbai: Indian equities slipped on the Greek crisis and fears of a Chinese market meltdown during the weekly trade ended July 10, as investor were reluctant to chase higher prices in a time of uncertainty.However,