Greece
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False claim by WHO
World Health Organisation claimed that 50 pct of new Greek HIV cases are self-inflicted so that sufferers can get state assistance
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Austerity hits psychiatric hospitals
Health minister Adonis Georgiadis has announced that it is shutting down a number of wards in three major psychiatric hospitals in Greece
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New jobs found for municipal police officers
The vast majority of almost 3,000 members of the municipal police who were yanked from their positions in the summer are to be given jobs in the regular force
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Coalition leaders seek troika compromise
PM Antonis Samaras and Deputy Premier Evangelos Venizelos met to discuss the reforms Greece has to carry out to meet its lenders’ demands ahead of troika visit
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Government and universities to find compromise
The government and university authorities may compromise over the number of administrative staff being put in a mobility scheme of forced transfers and layoffs dispute
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Samaras prods ministers on reforms
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has urged key ministers to redouble their efforts to meet economic reform targets
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Inequality on the rise
The hardest hit are the unemployed, private-sector workers, a large section of self-employed and young people
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Man fatally wounded in suspected mafia hit
A man was fatally wounded in a mafia-style shooting in Exarchia, according to police the attack was a settling of accounts between Albanian crime rings
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Strong showers cause Athens’ flooding
Strong showers that hit the Greek capital at intervals were expected to persist throughout the day caused flooding on major thoroughfares and in homes and stores