Greece
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All the latest business and economic news, as the US Non-Farm Payroll shows the biggest monthly increase in almost three years
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Greek prime minister says loan of statue from pillaged frieze puts end to British Museum argument that disputed antiquities are immovable
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Those charged are same individuals targeted in preliminary investigation including Olympiakos chairman, says police source
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Brush with bankruptcy was meant to end country’s culture of deceit, but malfeasance and mistrust remain widespread
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Haralambos Athanasiou accused of homophobia after saying same-sex unions pose dangers to society
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When 28 civilians were killed in Athens, it wasn’t the Nazis who were to blame, it was the British. Ed Vulliamy and Helena Smith reveal how Churchill’s shameful decision to turn on the partisans who had fought on our side in the war sowed the seeds for the rise of the far right in Greece today
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Manolis Glezos crept through sewers to plant dynamite beneath British HQ in Athens. But the order to detonate never came
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Brent crude routed to below $72 per barrel, the lowest level since August 2010, and US crude has hit $69 per barrel.
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The Greek government is keen to trumpet the country’s improved economic outlook, as the country exits recession for the first time in six years. But is any improvement being felt by people on the ground?
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Five exhibitions in Athens alone to honour the Crete-born painter Doménikos Theotokópoulos who lived in Spain
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Second estimate of UK GDP shows trade deficit up and business investment down
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Top-flight matches in Greece will resume this weekend after the Hellenic Football Federation (EPO) confirmed it would lift the suspension imposed
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Fears that a delayed review by EU/IMF inspectors will derail Greece’s plan to quit its bailout by the end of the year
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Last week, Greece came out of recession for the first time in six years. Are you seeing any signs of recovery?
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Tourism board says use of Australian landmark to sell Greece was an artistic decision based on the fact that the mythology of the sky is Greek
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Our correspondents around the European capitals report on parliaments in the grip of tumultuous change
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Party says former Greek general Georgios Epitideios was ‘given the runaround’ by the immigration department
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Christoforos Zografos, assistant director of Greece’s central refereeing committee, suffered a violent beating which has brought about an indefinite postponement of all professional matches
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Economists warn that the eurozone remains weak, after Germany avoided recession but Italy suffered another contraction
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The hardships and unemployment of the Greek economic collapse have led to a new wave of innovative graffiti, which is both politically aware and socially accepted – making Athens a new Mecca for street artists
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Alexander waxwork given pride of place in Macedonian museum in latest example of symbolic point-scoring by Skopje
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It had been hoped that discovering the reserves would galvanise the two sides to conciliate – but this has not happened
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Two members plan to raise money and meet local supporters in Sydney and Melbourne this week
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Critics deplore Leni Riefenstahl footage of Hitler games in official video – as ministry stresses mistake should not detract from Greek tourism success
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A poll published in Spain puts leftwing Podemos party ahead of both the centre-right governing People’s Party and the opposition socialist party. The news is remarkable given the fact Podemos was only founded in January of this year. The falling support for parties that have traditionally dominated national politics isn’t though a trend unique to Spain
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Move followed court ruling to clear Thessaloniki apartment, which was being used as a base for ‘schismatic’ monks
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European Banking Authority finds €25bn black hole in finances with nine banks in Italy failing the tests
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Stella Creasy: Cameron has intervened over the killing of David Miller and Hannah Witheridge in Thailand, but for Tyrell Matthews-Burton he does nothing. There is no consistency
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In Athens, it’s caused by an economy in crisis; in Munich, by an economy that’s booming. The result, though, is the same – a worsening homeless problem that doesn’t reflect a city’s wealth
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Now Amal Clooney has reignited the debate over the Parthenon’s crowning glory, it’s time we rectified a historic wrong. Reunite these ancient sculptures with their home, says Helena Smith
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Editorial: Tumbling markets, anxieties over the viability of banks and differences over austerity show that the crisis in the eurozone is still very much with us
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The richest 5% of Americans now hold 63% of the country’s wealth, and Janet Yellen is worried
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Bailouts, riots, recession - key events in the five years of the eurozone crisis
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This weekend marks the fifth anniversary of the start of the crisis - but how long will it take for the currency bloc to return to sustainable growth?
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