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Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Australian heads to Greece to help pensioner pictured crying outside bank

An Australian touched by an image of a pensioner sobbing outside a Greek bank after being unable to withdraw money discovered he was a family friendAn Australian man touched by an image of a pensioner sobbing outside a Greek bank said on Wednesday he was flying to Europe to support the man financially after discovering he was a family friend.Giorgos Chatzifotiadis, 77, broke down in Greece’s second largest city of Thessaloniki last week and cried in despair after he had failed at four different financial institutions to withdraw a pension of €120 (A$178) on behalf of his wife. Continue reading...


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