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Greek PM Tsipras seeks party backing after abrupt concessions
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Greek PM Tsipras seeks party backing after abrupt concessions

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras appealed to his party's lawmakers on Friday to back a tough reforms package after abruptly…
Greeks head towards Sunday vote in anger and confusion
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Greeks head towards Sunday vote in anger and confusion

As Greece heads to a referendum on Sunday that could decide its future in the euro zone, long queues at…
EU in last-ditch bid to Greece, urges “yes” vote to bailout
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EU in last-ditch bid to Greece, urges “yes” vote to bailout

The head of the European Commission made a last-minute offer to try to persuade Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to…
Greek offer to creditors runs into angry backlash at home
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Greek offer to creditors runs into angry backlash at home

Greek lawmakers reacted angrily on Tuesday to concessions Athens offered in debt talks and the parliament's deputy speaker warned the…
France hails ‘quality’ work on latest Greek debt proposals
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France hails ‘quality’ work on latest Greek debt proposals

France's finance minister on Monday hailed the "quality" work around Athens' latest proposals to end Greece's debt crisis, hours before…
Greece defies euro zone on pension, labour reform
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Greece defies euro zone on pension, labour reform

Greece defied its international creditors on Thursday by sticking to "red lines" on pension and labour market reforms and urging…
Berlusconi resignation fails to convince markets
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Berlusconi resignation fails to convince markets

ROME — Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's pledge to resign after implementing economic reforms did nothing on Wednesday to staunch a…
Greece presses ‘help’ button, markets still wary
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Greece presses ‘help’ button, markets still wary

Greece--Prime Minister George Papandreou asked to tap the 45 billion euro (US$60.5 billion) package after investors feared a default and…
Global, local gold prices return to earth
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Global, local gold prices return to earth

Local gold prices took a fall this weekend, reflecting a decline in their global counterparts, with the price of one…
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