Greece
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Hero of Greece and beyond dies
Sir Patrick Leigh Fermor, the British author, scholar, and WWII Special Operations Executive agent has died, aged 96
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French banks in firing line over Greek crisis
Credit ratings agency Moody’s says it may downgrade its ratings of France’s three largest banks over their exposure to debt-ridden Greece
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Elliniko sell-off deal getting closer
Tender to be launched in next two weeks for redevelopment of old Athens airport
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Greek economy plain junk for S&P
Standard and Poor’s (S&P) slashed its credit rating on Greece by three notches to CCC
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Greek drownings highest in Europe
Greece has the highest rate of drownings according to experts
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Crisis in Athens
Tens of thousands of union members and activists gathered in Syntagma square, while a further 20,000 demonstrated in Thessaloniki, during the third nationwide general strike to be
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Greek exports to Australia reduced for first quarter of 2011
Greek exports to Australia have decreased in the first two months of 2011 despite the fact that Greece has recorded a continuing increase in exports
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Greek banks’ deposits down to 2.4 billion euros in April
According to the Bank of Greece’s monthly report, Greek banks have lost a total of 12.8 billion euros in deposits so far this year
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Church leader urges tolerance
Archbishop Ieronymos has called on citizens to show greater tolerance and work together to emerge from the crisis