Cypriot banks in Greece excluded from "haircut": Greek FinMin

ETF Daily News (blog)

Cypriot banks in Greece excluded from "haircut": Greek FinMin People's Daily Online ATHENS, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Cypriot bank branches operating in Greece have been excluded from the emergency "haircut" imposed on deposits at the Mediterranean Sea island's banking system as part of a bailout deal to address the economic crisis, ... Greece seeks buyers for local units of Cypriot banksReuters Cyprus Banking Money Grab: Is Greece, Italy, France, or Spain Next?ETF Daily News (blog) Gazprom Offers Cyprus Restructuring Deal to Avoid EU BailoutGreek Reporter GlobalPost -Wall Street Journal all 595 news articles »

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Keep racking up deficits and BC becomes Greece

Keep racking up deficits and BC becomes Greece 24 Hours Vancouver Keep running up deficits long enough, keep borrowing more money, and keep getting your credit rating downgraded and eventually you turn into Greece. After decades of deficits, the amount of interest owed kept eating up more and more of their annual ... and more »

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AEK issues life ban for Nazi salute player

NBCNews.com

AEK issues life ban for Nazi salute player NBCNews.com ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greek soccer player Giorgos Katidis has been banned from his national team for life after giving a Nazi salute while celebrating a goal in the topflight league. Greece's soccer federation said Sunday in a statement that the AEK ... Midfielder banned from Greece teams for life over Nazi saluteCTV News Katidis banned from representing Greece after celebrating goal with 'Nazi salute'Daily Mail Greece hit footballer with life ban for Nazi saluteAhram Online MARCA.com -Greek Reporter all 89 news articles »

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Hostage-taker surrenders at Central Greece prison

Kathimerini

Hostage-taker surrenders at Central Greece prison Kathimerini Alket Rizaj (seen in a file photo), the convicted contract killer who took hostage six guards at Maladrino Prison in Central Greece on Saturday and was in a protracted standoff with police negotiators, surrendered on Sunday night after almost 24 hours. Convict Surrendres; Releases Prison Guards After StandoffGreek Reporter Hostage drama in Greek prison ends with convicts' surrenderNzweek all 22 news articles »

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Greek police try to smoke out hostage taker

BBC News

Greek police try to smoke out hostage taker Scotsman GREEK authorities said police were using chemicals inside a prison yesterday, trying to smoke out a convicted murderer holding five hostages. Alket Rizaj, an Albanian who has escaped from jail twice before, has been locked in tense negotiations with police ... Greece prison siege ends with killer's surrenderBBC News Albanian prisoner seizes hostages in third Greek escape bidReuters Albanian prisoner releases hostages, drops escape bideuronews RT -WWLP 22News all 22 news articles »

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Convict famous for his prison escapes in Greece doesn't make it out this time

BBC News

Convict famous for his prison escapes in Greece doesn't make it out this time Washington Post ATHENS, Greece — His first two prison escapes in Greece were spectacular and successful, aboard helicopters chartered by accomplices. But when Albanian inmate Alket Rizaj tried to break out of another lockup — this time by taking hostages — his ... Tense Standoff in Greece Over Prison HostagesTIME Greece prison siege ends with killer's surrenderBBC News Attempted prison escape ends in GreeceNews & Observer Kathimerini -Salon -Greek Reporter all 21 news articles »

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Europeans Freaking Out Over Controversial Cyprus Bailout

By Harry Papachristou and Sonya Dowsett ATHENS/MADRID, March 17 (Reuters) - Europeans' faith in the safety of their savings has been shaken by a levy...

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