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Monday, June 25, 2012

Greek finance minister resigns, crisis deepens

Newly appointed Greek PM Samaras arrives for the first cabinet meeting of his government at the parliament in AthensATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's new finance minister resigned because of ill health on Monday, throwing the government's drive to soften the terms of an international bailout into confusion days before a European summit. Vassilis Rapanos, 64, chairman of the National Bank of Greece, was rushed to hospital on Friday, before he could be sworn in, complaining of abdominal pain, nausea and dizziness. Greek media said he had a history of ill-health. ...



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