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Greek banks reopen after three weeks of closure in a sign that some normality is returning, if only partially. Capital controls are still in place and German Chancellor Angela Merkel says swift bailout talks are needed if Greece is to get back on its feet. Ciara Lee reports.
Pensioners on the Greek island of Mykonos say they are angry about the effects of capital controls, and worried for their future after Greece defaulted on a loan with the IMF. Jillian Kitchener reports.
Following the European Central Bank’s decision to cut off financial support to Greece over the weekend, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras says that capital controls will now be imposed to protect the country’s banks from mass panic.Greece will likely default on a €1.6 billion payment to the International Monetary Fund on Tuesday, the same day its bailout expires. EU lenders have refused to extend the bailout past the June 30 expiry date.
Images shot from the center of the Greek capital show fires on hills overlooking Athens as firefighters struggle to contain uncontrolled fires throughout the country for a fifth day. IMAGES
Images of Monastiraki square in Athens near the Acropolis, as the country wilts under a heatwave. The Athens Acropolis, Greece's top tourist attraction, will be closed during the hottest hours of the day, the culture minister announced. IMAGES
Sittwe, May 18 (EFE/EPA).- Myanmar junta has announced that starting from 3 May 2021 people will be welcomed to open new bank accounts, which will allow for unlimited cash withdrawals while limits on existing bank accounts will remain in place. (Camera: STRINGER).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE WAIT AT THE GLOBAL TREASURE BANK TO WITHDRAW CASH IN SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR.
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