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Thursday, July 16, 2015

Greece Passes Austerity Laws In Critical Vote

Greek MPs have passed a series of painful new austerity measures into law aimed at saving the country's economy from collapse. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said it was the best possible deal he could get from the creditors to prevent Greece being forced out of the euro. But there were angry scenes in parliament, with Golden Dawn MP Ilias Kasidiaris ripping up his papers in disgust and throwing them across the chamber.


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