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Greece becomes first developed nation to default IMF debt

Greece has become the first developed nation to default on International Monetary Fund (IMF) debt. It has defaulted on a 1.7 billion dollars payment to IMF. The deadline...

July 2, 2015

Greek Parliament elects Zoe Konstantopoulou as its new President

Greek Parliament has elected Zoe Konstantopoulou, a member of the left wing party Syriza as its new President. She was elected after receiving a record number of 235...

February 7, 2015

Anti-austerity Syriza party wins Greece's general elections

In Greece, anti-austerity Syriza party has won general election. In this election Syriza party has won about half the seats in Parliament. While the earlier ruling government led...

January 26, 2015

Greece dissolves parliament ahead of snap elections

Greece’s Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has dissolved the country’s parliament ahead of snap elections to be held on 25 January. Dissolution of Parliament comes after it failed to...

January 2, 2015

Nalanda University in Bihar reopens after 800 years

Approximately 800 years after the ancient education institution was ruined, on September 1, 2014, Nalanda University (also known as University of Nalanda), in Bihar’s Rajgir district, commenced its...

September 3, 2014

OECD introduces ‘single global standard’ for automatic exchange of financial info

Taking a significant step towards combating the black money menace, the Paris-based Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) unveiled ‘single global standard’ for automatic exchange of financial...

July 22, 2014

Ukraine crisis: NATO suspends civilian and military co-operation with Russia

Following Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea region, NATO suspended all practical civilian and military co-operation with Russia.  Russia’s annexation is being considered as a threat to European security. The 28-member...

April 6, 2014

Lativa becomes the 18th state to join the Eurozone

The Baltic nation, Latvia joined the Euro Zone, with the expectation that the euro will lower its borrowing costs and encourage investors by eliminating currency risk. It became...

January 1, 2014

IMF approves 1.7 billion euro bail out to Greece

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved 1.72 billion Euros bail out to Greece after reviewing the country’s performance under the international rescue program. This payout means Greece has received...

July 31, 2013

Antonis Samara: New Prime Minister of Greece

The leader Antonis Samara, leader of New Democracy Party (NDP), a sworn in as the Prime Minister of Greece.  Samaras’s clinched 129 seats of 300 in the parliamentary...

June 23, 2012

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