Greece passes austerity, but riots seize capital
Greece passes austerity, but riots seize capital
share: digg facebook twitter ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece fended off a bankruptcy that would have roiled global markets and threatened the future of the euro when lawmakers on Wednesday backed controversial austerity measures in the face of violent protests. In a haze of tear gas, protesters hurled anything they could find at riot police and tried to blockade the Parliament building. A Greek …
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Greece backs austerity despite violent protests
share: digg facebook twitter ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece approved more austerity measures needed to avert default next month, in a vote Wednesday that calmed markets but triggered a second day of riots that left dozens injured and the capital blanketed with tear gas. The bill to cut spending and raise taxes by €28 billion ( billion) over five years, and raise €50 billion ( billion) in …
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Still no flights to New Zealand
LATEST: FLIGHTS to and from New Zealand have been cancelled today as the ash cloud from Chile’s Puyehue volcano lingers.
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