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Newsday: All-night Euro Talks Try To Resolve Greek Crisis

German euro coins placed around a Greek one

13/07/2015

All-night Euro Talks Try To Resolve Greek Crisis

BBC World Service - Newsday, All-night Euro Talks Try To Resolve Greek Crisis

Eurozone summit, Mexican drug lord, sugary drinks

Eurozone leaders holding an emergency summit in Brussels have continued talks throughout the night in the hope of reaching a compromise with Greece on a package of vital financial reforms. They've been considering a series of amended Greek drafts, adding additional demands. Some have been watered down, and others have been described as unacceptable by the Greek prime minister, Alexis Tsipras. The Eurozone leaders want the Greek parliament to pass the reforms into law by Wednesday before they consider any new financial bailout -- which will be vital if Greece is to keep the euro.

The Mexican authorities have launched a large-scale manhunt for one of the world's most powerful drug lords, Joaquin Guzman, following his escape from a high security prison at the weekend.  Blackhawk helicopters have been seen flying over the Altiplano prison west of Mexico City where he'd been held, and flights have been suspended at a nearby airport. Prison staff are being questioned after it was learned he had managed to escape through a one-kilometre long tunnel. It's the second time he has escaped.

 the British Medical Association is calling for a 20% tax on sugary drinks. The money raised would then subsidise the sale of fruit and vegetables, which lower income families here do not eat enough of. One projection is that a third of the UK population is expected to be obese by 2030.  Several governments around the world have already implemented taxes on sugary drinks.

(Photo: German Euro coins placed around a Greek one Euro coin, which is placed on Euro money notes.  Credit: BBC)

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