Europe

Greek Parliament Passes Austerity Measures To Move Forward With Bailout

9:25pm July 15, 2015

by Joanna Kakissis

The Greek parliament passed the austerity bill needed as a first step to open new bailout negotiations with European leaders. Protesters rallied outside parliament throughout the debate.

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Greek Parliament Debates Austerity Measures In Bailout Deal

8:01pm July 15, 2015

by Joanna Kakissis

The Greek parliament debates the latest bailout deal in Athens Wednesday. It must approve a range of new laws for the bailout to proceed, but there is strong opposition to it within the ruling party.

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Greece's Parliament Approves Austerity Measures

7:42pm July 15, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

The agreement with the country's creditors passed with support from the opposition. The vote allows Greece to begin negotiations with its creditors on a third bailout.

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Sold Into Sex Slavery: The Plight Of African Women Migrating To Europe

7:03pm July 15, 2015

by Lauren Frayer

They travel for months, even years, from sub-Saharan Africa to Europe, hoping for a better life. But many thousands are forced into prostitution to pay for the journey.

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Bailout Vote May Splinter Greece's Recently Empowered Anti-Austerity Party

6:59pm July 15, 2015

by Joanna Kakissis

In Athens, deputies from Greece's ruling Syriza party will start parliamentary debate today on the latest bailout agreement - with some forecasting that the party will split over the issue.

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Some Greeks Are Finding Opportunity Amid Their Economy's Uncertainty

8:25am July 15, 2015

by Robert Smith

In Greece, not all the smart, young people are leaving. Some are using the crisis as an opportunity to start a new business — including one woman who want to make trucking in Greece more efficient.

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Politics & Government

Clearer Than Bureacratese: Airport Official Replies To Politician In Klingon

8:25am July 15, 2015

When a member of the Welsh National Assembly asked a nearby airport about possible UFO sightings, he got a polite response — issued in perhaps the least-diplomatic-sounding fictional language.

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Greeks React To New Bailout Deal

12:50pm July 14, 2015

by Eleanor Beardsley

Greeks say they are disappointed with the harsh conditions attached to the country's third bailout, but most are relieved that their country will stay in the eurozone.

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After Tense Negotiations For Bailout, Will Greek Parliament Fall In Line?

11:25am July 14, 2015

by Joanna Kakissis

The parliament starts debate Tuesday on the new bailout plan agreed to over the weekend with eurozone countries. Given the concessions Greece agreed to, it's likely to be a very stormy session.

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Every drop of milk in the skyr made in Iceland comes from Icelandic cattle, the country's only breed.

Does Iceland Need New Cows To Keep Up With Demand For Skyr?

11:51pm July 13, 2015

by Anne Bramley

It's no longer a secret that Iceland makes a delicious yogurt-like dairy product called skyr. The trouble is, Iceland's dairy cows don't produce much milk. Farmers are wondering what to do.