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London, Aug 18 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Andy Rain) Former British soldiers of the Gurkha, the feared elite body of the British Army made up of Nepalese, and their families protested on Wednesday in front of the British Parliament in London to support a group of Nepalese-born soldiers who are now on the twelfth day of a hunger strike to demand equal pensions and family rights for Gurkhas who retired before 1997.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTEST.
As Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras seeks to consolidate his position with snap elections, Greeks - and the markets - are fearful of the renewed uncertainty, despite the country's third bailout deal. Amy Pollock reports.
Greeks greeted news of a deal with creditors with relief mixed with anger, particularly at Germany, after it became clear Greece will have to swallow more austerity. As Ivor Bennett reports it could fracture the government and spark a backlash.
Greeks greeted news of a deal with creditors with relief mixed with anger, particularly at Germany, after it became clear Greece will have to swallow more austerity. As Ivor Bennett reports it could fracture the government and spark a backlash.
"The Prime Minister claimed that he was meeting us to prepare a general policy speech, but instead we got the impression that he was preparing a programme of general suffering," says Manuel Bompard Gabriel, far-left France Unbowed (LFI) MP for Bouches-du-Rhone, denouncing a "huge increase in the cost of living" as France Unbowed MPs were met in Matignon by Gabriel Attal. IMAGES
The first official budget figures since Britain voted to leave the EU show a smaller-than-expected budget surplus. As post-referendum data continues to trickle in, attention is turning to what sort of access Britain will seek with its main trading partners in the EU. Kirsty Basset reports.
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