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Cyprus central bank head says ready to act if Greece spills over

By John O'Donnell & Michele Kambas

FRANKFURT/NICOSIA - Cyprus is ready to react to any spillover from the crisis in Greece, the governor of the island's central bank said on Tuesday, adding the two countries were decoupling in the eyes of international markets.

EU sees intensified work to keep Greece from going bankrupt

BRUSSELS ? The European Union says that talks with creditors to keep Greece from going bankrupt ?are being made more productive and efficient? as the country faces a growing cash crunch.

Tsipras presses for early Greek debt deal but flags referendum

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on April 28 that he was confident of an early deal with international creditors, after shaking up his negotiating team and sidelining his outspoken finance minister who has infuriated eurozone partners.

Greece Looking for Bulgarian Girl that Disappeared in Athens

A European alert has been issued to locate Ani Borisova, a 4-year-old girl who went missing in Athens on April 21, Bulgarian and Greek media outlets say.

Bulgarian public broadcaster reported that the girl's life might be in danger, according to Greek authorities cited by local news websites.

Ani is described as having brown hair and brown eyes.

Minister calls for resignations over television blackout

Alternate Minister of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks Christos Spirtzis on Tuesday called for the resignation of the entire Hellenic Telecommunications and Post Commission (EETT) following a television blackout that lasted several hours earlier in the day.

Austrian FinMin hopes Greek debt team reshuffle brings progress

VIENNA - Austrian Finance Minister Hans Joerg Schelling hopes Greece's new negotiating team will make faster progress in debt talks with international creditors and that negotiations do not go back to square one, he said on Tuesday.

Coeure says Grexit not a scenario ECB is working on

The European Central Bank is making no plans for a Greek exit from the eurozone, ECB Executive Board Member Benoit Coeure said in a magazine interview.

"The exit of Greece is not a scenario we are working on," Coeure was quoted as telling French magazine Alternatives Economiques.

Greece taps in on Brazilian tourism at WTM

The National Tourism Organization attended the largest tourism exhibition of Latin America in the hopes of tapping in on new tourist markets, according to an Economy, Infrastructure, Shipping and Tourism ministry’ announcement.

PM A. Tsipras’ interview: German press reactions

Greek Prime Minsiter Alexis Tsipras’ interview on private STAR TV dominated the German press. During the interview, the prime minister refered to the possibility of a referendum and the fact that the time has come for Greece’s European counterparts to admit that the memorandums for Greec

Greek PM says people may have to rule on creditor deal [Update]

By Eleni Chrepa & Nikos Chrysoloras

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said Greek voters could be asked to decide on whether to approve an agreement with creditors that may not be in line with his campaign pledge to end austerity.

Sorrow over composer Vasilis Dimitriou’s death (videos)

Greek composer Vasilis Dimitriou died at the age of 70 leaving behind him a wide range of soundtracks. His work has been interpreted by Greece’s greatest singers such as George Dalaras, marinella, Haris Alexiou, Dimitra Galani, Sophia Bellou, Manolis Mitsias, Stratos Dionysiou, Eleni Vitali, Aphrodite Manou and many more.