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Greek broadcaster ERT back on the air but still set to shrink

Greek public broadcaster ERT was ordered reopened by a Greek court Tuesday after it was swiftly closed by the government.

Has Greek austerity finally gone too far?

Just as this crisis-stricken country appeared to be turning around, Antonis Samaras shot himself in the foot.

Greek state TV continues to broadcast after being shut down

“We ask the president of the republic to demand from the government to respect the Constitution and stop violating fundamental democratic rights. We ask him to guarantee that the police forces will not invade ERT," ERT journalists said in a statement late Thursday.

Greece cuts state broadcaster to save money

More than 2,000 employees will be suspended until the company reopens "as soon as possible" after transmissions cease early on Wednesday.

Greek children increasingly living in poverty, says UN report

Austerity measures in Greece have caused soaring unemployment and rising levels of poverty.

Police break up Golden Dawn food handout in Athens

Greek police dispersed a planned food handout to Greek citizens only by nationalist group Golden Dawn Thursday, carrying out Athens mayor Giorgos Kaminis's vow to prevent "thuggery" in his city.

Greece holds 24-hour anti-austerity strike as Europe protests on May Day (PHOTOS)

BRUSSELS — Four years into the euro zone's debt crisis there was anger but also resignation at the traditional May Day labor protests and rallies around Europe. In Greece, the day was marked by the 20th one-day strike since the start of the crisis. Trade unions called for "mass mobilization" of protesters, as a general strike shut down ferry services and transportation, and left hospitals with reduced staff on Wednesday.

Austerity programs are bad for our health: researchers

"Our politicians need to take into account the serious, and in some cases profound, health consequences of economic choices,” researcher David Stuckler said.

2 bodies found, 8 missing in ship collision off southern Greece

The drowned and missing crew was from the Pirireis, a Cook Islands-flagged ship carrying fertilizer, which collided with the ConSouth, sailing under an Antigua-Barbuda flag without cargo.

Greek parliament set to vote on massive job cuts

The Greek Parliament will vote Sunday evening on a law that would see the laying off of 15,000 public sector workers.
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