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Greeks Rush to Pass Handouts Before Austerity
Posted: April 10th, 2012, 11:02am EDT by By NIKI KITSANTONIS
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With elections looming, lawmakers are scrambling to push through costly amendments to bills intended to meet the demands of foreign creditors.
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Dimitris Christoulas’s Suicide Continues to Shake Greece
Posted: April 6th, 2012, 1:50am EDT by By NIKI KITSANTONIS
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The death of Dimitris Christoulas, a divorced and retired pharmacist, has prompted a public outpouring, as well as comment from politicians across the spectrum.
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Greek Man Ends Financial Despair With Bullet
Posted: April 4th, 2012, 1:00pm EDT by By NIKI KITSANTONIS
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A 77-year-old pensioner shot himself in the Athens’ busy main square, shouting about his debt, an eye witness said.
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Greek Workers Strike Against New Round of Austerity
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 8:37am EST by By NIKI KITSANTONIS
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Missing another deadline, the government failed to reach agreement with creditors Tuesday, and Greek workers walked off the job to protest austerity measures.
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Greek Workers Strike Against New Round of Austerity
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 7:23am EST by By NIKI KITSANTONIS
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Greek workers walked off the job on Tuesday to protest a new barrage of austerity measures being demanded by the country’s foreign creditors.
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Greek Official Says Barriers Remain in Talks With Creditors
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 2:46pm EST by By NIKI KITSANTONIS
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The Greek finance minister said that debt talks on a second rescue deal were “on a razor’s edge,” with major issues unresolved ahead of a crucial deadline on Sunday.
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Greek Official Says Barriers Remain in Talks With Creditors
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 2:46pm EST by By NIKI KITSANTONIS
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The Greek finance minister said that talks with foreign creditors on a second rescue deal were “on a razor’s edge,” with major issues unresolved ahead of a crucial deadline on Sunday.
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To Tourists, Greek Debt Crisis Is a Distant Concept
Posted: September 21st, 2011, 4:04am EDT by By NIKI KITSANTONIS
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The number of foreign visitors to Greece’s islands and ancient monuments is set to reach a record of 16.5 million this year.
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Bomb Blast Damages Athens Court Building
Posted: December 30th, 2010, 7:30am EST by By NIKI KITSANTONIS
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A powerful bomb detonated outside a court building in Athens, causing damage but no injuries as the area had been cleared on a phone tip minutes before.
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A World Upside Down for Greeks
Posted: October 23rd, 2010, 1:05am EDT by By NIKI KITSANTONIS
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Small businesses are closing one after another as Greek measures to combat the financial crisis have sliced profit margins and damped consumer demand.
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Young Greeks Seek Options Elsewhere
Posted: September 15th, 2010, 1:30am EDT by By NIKI KITSANTONIS
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A growing number of young college graduates are leaving Greece as the recession strangles a job market already crippled by a culture of cronyism.
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New Strike Paralyzes Greece
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 4:40pm EST by By NIKI KITSANTONIS
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For the second time in two weeks, a general strike closed public services, halting all flights and most transport across the debt-plagued country.
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Greece Told That More Cuts Must Be Made
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 12:13am EST by By NIKI KITSANTONIS
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Prime Minister George Papandreou called on Greeks to “rally together” to stop the country from “going under.”