Flight from Aleppo, Syria: Bodies, shelling and chaos

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Flight from Aleppo, Syria: Bodies, shelling and chaos Los Angeles Times BHAMDOUN, Lebanon -- The bodies of soldiers were strewn along the airport road. Gasoline was not available or was prohibitively expensive. A catastrophic battle loomed between armed rebels and government forces. It was time to get out of Aleppo, Syria. Thousands of Syrians trapped in Aleppo: UNHCRReuters Decisive fighting continues in Syria with participation of extremistsXinhua Tens of thousands flee Syria's embattled city of AleppoWashington Post TIME -Telegraph.co.uk all 409 news articles »

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REFILE-Greece names new betting firm chief

REFILE-Greece names new betting firm chief Reuters ATHENS, July 31 (Reuters) - Greece has appointed economist Konstantinos Louropoulos as president and chief executive of state-controlled betting firm OPAP to replace Yannis Spanoudakis, the finance ministry said on Tuesday. Top management changes ... and more »

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Greek coalition chiefs to hold new austerity talks

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Greek coalition chiefs to hold new austerity talks Businessweek ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The heads of the three parties in Greece's new coalition government are to meet again Wednesday to try and agree on further austerity cuts strenuously demanded by the country's bailout creditors. Despite two meetings in less than ... The need to hold Greek feet to the fireMarketWatch all 541 news articles »

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Greek coalition govt leaders will meet again Wednesday after failure to agree ...

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Greek coalition govt leaders will meet again Wednesday after failure to agree ... Washington Post ATHENS, Greece — The heads of the three parties in Greece's new coalition government will meet again Wednesday to try and agree on further austerity cuts demanded by the country's bailout creditors. Despite two meetings in less than a week ... Greek coalition chiefs to hold new austerity talksBoston.com all 531 news articles »

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Greek names new betting firm chief

Greek names new betting firm chief Reuters ATHENS, July 31 (Reuters) - Greece has appointed economist Konstantinos Louropoulos as president and chief executive of state-controlled betting firm OPAP to replace Yannis Spanoudakis, the finance ministry said on Tuesday. Top management changes ... and more »

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Greece to shift hundreds of police from guard duty to patrols in hopes of ...

Greece to shift hundreds of police from guard duty to patrols in hopes of ... Washington Post ATHENS, Greece — Greece plans to shift roughly half of its police officers who are used for guard duty to crime-fighting efforts in cities instead, the national police spokesman said Tuesday. He added that a move to massively boost security at the ... and more »

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Greece strips VIPs of police guards amid public anger

ATHENS (Reuters) - Thousands of police officers guarding Greek politicians and other VIPs will be redeployed to fight street crime, police said on Tuesday, in a move aimed at quelling public anger over the privileges of the ruling class in a near-bankrupt country.

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