Greece Bailout News
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Greek garbage collectors reject compromise as trash piles upGreece's municipal garbage collectors on Tuesday rejected a government compromise offer and decided to continue an 11-day protest that has left mounds of festering refuse piled up across Athens amid high temperatures during the key summer tourism season
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Greece : Garbage piles mount in capital as heatwave loomsWith a heat wave expected later this week, Greece's government failed to persuade striking garbage collectors to return to work after a 10-day protest left huge piles of trash around Athens
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Moody's upgrades Greece rating after bailout deal
Moody's has upgraded Greece's bond rating after the country reached a deal this month with bailout lenders for continued rescue fund payments
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Greek municipal workers' strike hinders trash collectionThousands of striking Greek municipal workers marched through Athens Thursday to press for better employment status, in the latest of a series of protests that have hindered trash collection in major cities
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Greece's Tsipras lays out prospect of bond market returnGreece's prime minister says his financially struggling country will "very soon" be in a position to tap bond markets again, testing investor sentiment for the first time since 2014
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As Brexit talks begin, Europe sees economic upswing over UK
When Britain voted to leave the European Union a year ago, one of the main arguments made by proponents of Brexit was that the country was being held back by the sclerotic economic performance of many of its neighbors across the English Channel
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Portugal, a country helplessly prone to forest firesAs the temperature began to soar across the Iberian peninsula last week, everyone knew it was only a matter of time before fires started — they've become a summer fixture. But this time they came with a vengeance, one in Pedrogao Grande in north central Portugal killing 62 people — the country's
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Today in History
Today in History Today is Saturday, June 17, the 168th day of 2017. There are 197 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 17, 1972, President Richard Nixon's eventual downfall began with the arrest of five burglars inside Democratic national headquarters in Washington, D.C.'s
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Greece dodges new crisis but austerity remains part of lifeGreek shares rallied to two-year highs Friday, a day after the Greek government struck a deal with European creditors that will mean the country won't face another brush with bankruptcy any time soon.
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World stocks rise after Greek deal, Japan rate decisionWorld stocks mostly rose Friday after Japan's central bank kept intact its ultra-lax monetary policy and Greece got a new deal to receive money and ease its debt burden