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(Adds comment by Moody’s Pierre Cailleteau in final paragraphs. For more on the Greek crisis, see {EXT3 }.)
By James G. Neuger and Matthew Brown
March 16 (Bloomberg) -- Greece had the threat of a credit- rating cut lowered by Standard & Poor’s and European finance ministers adopted a bailout framework for the debt-stricken nation, spurring a rally in Greek bonds and the euro.
S&P affirmed Gree URL: www.businessweek.com Greece Wants Solidarity, Not Bailout, Premier Says (Update1) - BusinessWeekGreece Wants Solidarity, Not Bailout, Premier Says (Update1)
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March 16 (Bloomberg) -- Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou said the country expects solidarity, not a bailout, to cope with its financial problems.
The country has taken “every necessary measure” to overhaul its economy and needs the European Union’s help to “break” market speculation, Papandreou told reporters today during a visit URL: www.businessweek.com Finance Ministers Stand Ready to Help Greece - NYTimes.comEurope Creates an Apparatus to Provide Loans to Greece
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BRUSSELS " Finance ministers from the 16 countries using the euro as their currency said Monday they were ready to help rescue Greece.
After five hours of talks, Jean-Claude Juncker of Luxembourg, who leads the group of euro-zone finance ministers, gave details of a mechanism that could be used to help the Greek government stave off bankruptcy.
“The mechanism will not include loan guarantees,” Mr. Juncker told reporters on Monday. Instead, he said there would be “coordinated European action, which will make bilateral aid available for Greece.” He added that all euro-zone nations would take part in URL: www.nytimes.com 7th World Vision Staff Dies after Pakistan Attack7th World Vision Staff Dies after Pakistan Attack
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A seventh World Vision worker in Pakistan has died after the office was attacked last week by gunmen, the Christian humanitarian agency announced Tuesday.
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Imtiaz John, 34, served as a field coordinator with World Vision since 2006. He passed away Sunday, leaving behind a wife, a four-month-old baby and an extended family who depend on him for financial support.
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Ireland's Foreign Minister Michael Martin listens as Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at the State Department, 16 March 2010
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Israeli officials say their government is trying to work out ways to defuse a growing dispute with the United States after Israel approved Jewish settlement construction in disputed East Jerusalem. But there is no hint Israeli officials are considering any concessions to Washington.
Israel's approval of plans to build 1,600 homes in East Jerusalem has triggered what some Israeli officials are calling the worst crisis between their government and the United States in decades.
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