Catalonia Asks Spanish Government for Emergency Funds

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Catalonia Asks Spanish Government for Emergency Funds New York Times MADRID — The most economically important region of Spain, Catalonia, asked the national government Tuesday for more than €5 billion in emergency financing, underscoring a growing regional debt burden as the country struggles to pull out of its economic ... Eurozone crisis live: Mario Draghi cancels US appearance; Catalonia seeks bailoutThe Guardian Spanish economy shrank 0.4 pct in 2nd qtrFox News Spain's Catalonia becomes 3rd region to ask for financial help from central ...Washington Post Wall Street Journal -Bloomberg -Globe and Mail all 586 news articles »

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Greek Government Has Identified Budget Cuts, Stournaras Says

Greek Government Has Identified Budget Cuts, Stournaras Says Bloomberg The Greek government identified the measures to be included in 11.5 billion euros ($14.5 billion) of budget cuts in the next two years as demanded by its international creditors, Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras said. “We have settled on the package ...

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Aleppo's ancient city a victim of Syrian war

ALEPPO, Syria (Reuters) - Ruled successively by Hittites, Greeks, Romans and Ottomans, Aleppo's ancient city has survived violent change over thousands of years. But the modern weaponry of Syria's escalating civil war is proving too much. The stone walls are pockmarked with bullet holes, whole houses have fallen after air strikes, and small wooden doors decorated with metal filigree are cracked from explosions. Islam International Organizations Explosions Emergency Incidents...

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Greece Plans Additional Cuts In Military Spending – Press

Greece Plans Additional Cuts In Military Spending – Press ForexLive (blog) Greece Plans Additional Cuts In Military Spending – Press. By Market News International || August 28, 2012 at 16:50 GMT. || 0 comments || Add comment. FRANKFURT (MNI) – Greece Prime Minister Antonis Samaras plans further cuts in military spending to ... and more »

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Greece to convince EU about bailout

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Greece to convince EU about bailout Independent Online Greece is trying to convince its eurozone partners that spreading out its fiscal adjustment programme will not burden them financially, government spokesman Simos Kedikoglou said on Tuesday. Speaking to radio station To Vima, Kedikoglou said Greece is ...

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Lawyer who served on Greece town board faces DWI, prostitution charges

Lawyer who served on Greece town board faces DWI, prostitution charges Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Authorities say a Rochester defense attorney and former Greece Town Board member has been charged after state police found him slumped at the wheel of his car at a Thruway travel plaza with a 20-year-old prostitute in his vehicle. Police say troopers ... Lawyer, former Greece Town Board member held on DWI, prostitution chargesGreece Post all 19 news articles »

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Lawyer who served on Greece Town Board faces DWI, prostitution charges

Lawyer who served on Greece Town Board faces DWI, prostitution charges Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Authorities say a Rochester defense attorney and former Greece Town Board member has been charged after state police found him slumped at the wheel of his car at a Thruway travel plaza with a 20-year-old prostitute in his vehicle. Police say troopers ... Lawyer, former Greece Town Board member held on DWI, prostitution chargesGreece Post all 11 news articles »

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Greek-owned tanker hijacked off Togo coast

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Greek-owned tanker hijacked off Togo coast - army Reuters LOME Aug 28 (Reuters) - Pirates hijacked a Greek-owned oil tanker with a crew of around 20 off the coast of Togo on Tuesday, the West African state's armed forces said, the latest in a spate of attacks on shipping in the Gulf of Guinea. Army head of ... Pirates Seize Greek Oil Tanker off TogoGreek Reporter Pirates Kidnap 24 in Gunfight off Togo CoastABC News all 188 news articles »

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Greek-owned tanker hijacked off Togo coast: army

LOME (Reuters) - Pirates hijacked a Greek-owned oil tanker with a crew of around 20 off the coast of Togo on Tuesday, the West African state's armed forces said, the latest in a spate of attacks on shipping in the Gulf of Guinea.

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Debt-crippled Greece to get rid of 2 of its 3 government jets to cut costs

Debt-crippled Greece to get rid of 2 of its 3 government jets to cut costs Washington Post ATHENS, Greece — Greece's prime minister has decided to get rid of two of the government's three jets as part of the debt-crippled country's cost-cutting efforts. A government statement says Antonis Samaras has instructed officials to hand over the ...

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German MPs say Grexit not just economic risk

Germany's raucous internal debate on whether to keep Greece in the eurozone is too narrowly focused on financial factors and should also weigh up the wider geopolitical risks of a Grexit, senior officials in Chancellor Angela Merkel's party say.

The comments show that influential members of the German leader's conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) have grave doubts about the wisdom of cutting Greece off, and could herald a more pragmatic approach by the (...)

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Coalition smolders over euro crisis remarks

Alexander Dobrindt, general secretary of the Bavarian sister party to Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats, has reaped criticism for giving voice to his view that Greece should abandon the euro.

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Greece May Use Short-Term Debt to Cover Financing Gap

Greece May Use Short-Term Debt to Cover Financing Gap NASDAQ The government of Greece would consider issuing short-term debt to cover any financing gaps created if the country is granted a two-year extension on its bailout, Reuters reported Monday, citing government officials. The financing gap would be less ...

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Greek government to pare jet fleet

Greek government to pare jet fleet ForexLive (blog) ... Economic Calendar · EVENTS · All · Politics/Policy · Central Banks · Q&A · Economy · Mkt News · Geopolitics · Orders · Mkt Talk · Techs · Wrap up · Regulation. New York London GMT Tokyo Sydney. Browse > Home / All / Greek government to pare jet ... and more »

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