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Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Greek police clashed Tuesday with some of the thousands of striking workers in Athens protesting the latest austerity measures the government is seeking to impose to meet the demands of the country's international creditors.
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World News
Juncker backs special account for Greek debt interest (AFP: Feb. 7)
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Syria crisis: Gulf Arab states expel Syrian ambassadors (BBC: Feb. 7)
Obama orders new sanctions on Iran (Feb. 6)
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Business & Economy
Greek economic mood sours even more in January (Reuters: Feb. 6)
Greece says bank recapitalisation agreed, issues remain (Reuters: Feb. 4)
Greek debt deal of 200 bn euros 'within reach': EU Commission (Economic Times: Feb. 3)
Crisis-hit Greeks 'have moved 16 bn euros abroad' (AFP: Feb. 3)
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Lower league players begin strike (eKathimerini: Feb. 1)
Cats close on Kyrgiakos (Sky Sports: Jan. 31) 1 comment
1 comment Euroleague triumphs over Turkish opposition (eKathimerini: Feb. 4)
Greek women lose to Italy in Euro final (eKathimerini: Jan. 29)
On this Day
February 8
- 1833: The drachma replaced the phoenix as the monetary unit of Greece.
- 1981: 21 young fans were killed and 32 were injured, at the end of the Olympiakos - AEK derby, after Gate 7, which they were trying to exit, was left closed.
- 2005: Karolos Papoulias was elected President of the Hellenic Republic. His election received the largest majority ever, with 279 votes in favor.
- Births: Doukissa, Laika singer (1941).
- Deaths: Markos Vamvakaris, composer (1972); Nikos Xylouris, Cretan singer (1980); Yiannis Pathiakakis, football player (2002)
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