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Seattle Times, 23.04.13 18:19 UTC

EU probes planned merger of Greek airlines

The European Commission has opened an in-depth antitrust investigation of the proposed takeover of Greece's Olympic Air by its domestic rival Aegean Airlines.

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Reuters - Top News, 20.04.13 20:15 UTC

Greece's ruling conservatives regain narrow lea: poll

ATHENS | Sat Apr 20, 2013 3:58pm EDT ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's ruling conservatives have regained a narrow lead over anti-bailout leftists, an opinion poll published on Saturday showed. A survey by ...

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Telegraph, 20.04.13 17:46 UTC

Greece's great fire sale

From pristine beaches to palaces, entire islands and its London embassy, a nation in crisis is selling its assets, writes Harriet Alexander.

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Seattle Times, 20.04.13 15:31 UTC

Anti-euro party arises in Germany

A new political party that is calling for an end to the European currency union is gaining strength in Germany and poses a potential threat to Chancellor Angela Merkel s re-election prospects in September.

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Reuters - Business News, 20.04.13 14:47 UTC

Greece may get bailout cash advance to pay bills: reports

ATHENS | Sat Apr 20, 2013 10:26am EDT ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece might receive 3.2 billion euros of earmarked rescue aid earlier than planned to cover part of its financing needs, two Greek newspapers ...

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Seattle Times, 19.04.13 16:35 UTC

Greek farm shootings highlight migrants' plight

After months of pressing the strawberry plantation over pay, the Bangladeshi migrant laborers gathered in the field hoping that a deal was near. Instead, foremen peppered them with gunfire, wounding 28.

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Telegraph, 18.04.13 19:32 UTC

Greek farm staff 'shoot unpaid strawberry pickers'

At least 27 migrant workers have been shot and wounded at a strawberry farm in Greece after demanding unpaid wages from their employers, according to police.

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Seattle Times, 18.04.13 15:24 UTC

Greece pledges swift punishment over farm shooting

Greek officials on Thursday promised "swift and exemplary" punishment for three strawberry plantation foremen who allegedly shot and injured 29 Bangladeshi laborers protesting pay arrears in the country's rural south.

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BBC World News, 18.04.13 10:13 UTC

Greece farm shooting: 30 injured in pay dispute

The migrants - mainly from Bangladesh - were shot at by at least one farm supervisor, in a Peloponnesian village in southern Greece. Several of the workers have been taken to hospital but none are in ...

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Seattle Times, 17.04.13 20:59 UTC

20 migrant strawberry pickers wounded in Greece

Police in southern Greece say at least 20 migrant strawberry pickers have been shot and wounded in a pay dispute after a foreman opened fire on them with a shotgun.

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Athens, the capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery; as one of the world's oldest cities, its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. The Greek capital has a population of 745,514 (in 2001) within its administrative limits and a land area of 39 km (15 sq mi). The urban area of Athens extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3,130,841 (in 2...

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