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migrants

Macedonian troops fire stun grenades at Middle East migrants

Written by Dusan Stojanovic IDOMENI, Greece (AP) — Macedonian special police forces fired stun grenades Friday to disperse thousands of migrants stuck on a no-man's land with Greece, a day after declaring a state of emergency on its border to deal with a massive influx of migrants heading north

Europe

German parliament overwhelmingly approves Greek bailout

Written by Kirsten Grieshaber and David Rising BERLIN (AP) — Germany's parliament overwhelmingly approved a third bailout for Greece on Wednesday, removing a key hurdle to providing new loans to the country and keeping it from defaulting on its debts in as little as 24 hours.

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Merkel looks to shore up German support for Greek bailout

Written by David Rising BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel's government is trying to shore up domestic support for another bailout for Greece — despite skepticism among voters and her conservative party — ahead of a key vote in Parliament this week.

Syria

Middle East refugees stream into Greek island, meet wretched conditions

Written by Nicholas Paphitis and Dalton Bennett KOS, Greece (AP) — Dozens of people from the Middle East reached the Greek island of Kos from nearby Turkey on Wednesday, joining thousands already camped in wretched conditions on what is normally a tourist playground known for its sun and beaches.

economy

Is America the next Greece?

I'm asked every day if America is the next Greece or Detroit or Puerto Rico — and the answer is an unequivocal no. The U.S. economy — especially the private sector — is structurally very healthy. That wasn't the case on the eve of the great financial meltdown

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Greece agrees to broad terms of new bailout package

Written by Derek Gatopoulos and Elena Becatoros ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece has agreed on the broad terms of a new three-year bailout package with international creditors, with only a few details left to iron out, the finance minister said Tuesday.

European Union

Greek creditors report progress in bailout talks

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's talks with its creditors on a vital third bailout are making "satisfactory progress," the European Union executive said Thursday in its most upbeat assessment so far, as Athens stocks rebounded three days after their worst plunge in decades. A European Commission spokeswoman,

greece

Greece: Prospect of new election grows, market hit

Written by Derek Gatopoulos ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's government conceded Tuesday that dissent within the ruling party was likely to force an early election, while bank shares plummeted again on the stock market, which reopened this week after a long closure.