Countries across world gird for Greece turmoil
TOKYO/ZURICH (Reuters) - The threat of turmoil sweeping across global markets next week if Greece's election prompts a panicky flight of money from the euro zone has policymakers from Beijing to Zurich preparing to protect their currencies and economies from an unwelcome influx. Swiss National Bank President Thomas Jordan is among the most vociferous, dangling the threat on Thursday of imposing capital controls to stop the Swiss franc from... full story 
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Report: World turmoil means fewer have free press
A democracy watchdog group says a slump in global media freedom driven by turmoil in Mali, Greece's decline and tightening media control in Latin America have pushed the percentage of the world's population in countries with a completely free press to its lowest level in 16 years.
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Syrians Find No Refuge in Greece
On the shores of Lesvos, Syria's refugee crisis is crashing up against Greece's migrant-policy mess. Many Syrian refugees who have tried to enter Europe through Greece, hoping to seek haven in northern countries, have instead found a harsh welcome.
wsj.com (2 months and 9 days ago)
Give Cyprus more time, Greece tells EU
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Banking stocks in Greece were hammered Tuesday before Cypriot lawmakers rejected a bailout plan, while government officials here urged eurozone countries to give the Mediterranean island more time to come up with a viable solution.
boston.com (2 months and 8 days ago)
African Rebels Gird for U.N. Force
Major Congolese and Ugandan rebel groups have widened recruitment efforts-in some cases ratcheting up forced conscriptions-to gird for battle with incoming United Nations troops, as U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the region.
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Jobless misery deepens in Spain and Greece
Eurozone debt crisis extracted a heavy price in Greece and Spain to start the year as labor markets in both countries continued to shed jobs.
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Greece: international law to determine reparations
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Greece's foreign minister says international law will determine whether Germany still owes Greece money for forced World War II loans, the latest statement in a growing spat over war reparations....
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Greece: international law to determine reparations
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's foreign minister says international law will determine whether Germany still owes Greece money for forced World War II loans, the latest statement in a growing spat over war reparations.
boston.com (1 month and 13 days ago)
Greece, Cyprus Euro Exit?
Debt restructuring for both Cyprus and Greece will probably force the struggling euro zone countries to leave the single currency, according to Citigroup.
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Italy, UK, Greece confirm Nigeria hostage deaths
Britain, Italy and Greece on Sunday confirmed that hostages from their countries were among seven construction workers reported killed in Nigeria over the weekend.
cnn.com (2 months and 16 days ago)
A surprising map of the world's national holidays (only two countries have no national day)
This map, inspired by a Reddit thread with a similar map, shows the national days of the world's countries. As you can see, the world is mostly divided between countries that celebrate a national independence day and countries that celebrate a national unification or revolution day. The outliers are a tiny minority, and only two countries have no formal national day at all....
washingtonpost.com (2 months and 29 days ago)
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