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Rio Olympics / Curvy Brazilian women inspire medal design

"Rio de Janeiro is a city full of curves in the sea and hills, just like the body of the Brazilian woman," says sculptor Nelson Carneiro, 60, who created the 5,130 bronze, silver and gold medals at the national mint, called Casa da Moeda.

The secrets of a lost Egyptian city were underwater

For 1,000 years, Thonis-Heracleion was completely submerged. Fish made their homes among the rubble of mighty temples; hieroglyphs gathered algae. Gods and kings sat in stasis, powerless, their statues slowly withdrawing from the world, one inch of sand at a time.

Migrant crisis: 22 drown off Greek islands

At least 22 migrants - many of them children - drown trying to reach Kalymnos and Rhodes from Turkey, in the second major boat tragedy off Greek islands this week.

Resolving Greece's Debt Crisis

Greece's desire to stay within Eurozone is a seriously constrained choice for its economy. This is because it will continue to plague price competitiveness of Greece's exportables in the rest of the world.

Greek debt crisis: Banks reopen amid tax rise

Greek banks reopen after three weeks of closures sparked by the deadlock over the country's debt.

Greece debt crisis: IMF attacks EU over bailout

The International Monetary Fund attacks the bailout deal offered by eurozone leaders to Greece.

GREEK DEFAULT / A defining moment for Europe

Over the past couple of months, a Greek tragedy has been in the making. Doomsayers had made all kinds of prophesies – regarding Greece, Europe, the financial world, and the Euro.

Greece debt crisis: What's the deal?

A detail analysis of BBC on Greece debt crisis.

IMF lowers 2015 global growth forecast to 3.3pc

The International Monetary Fund lowers its 2015 global economic growth forecast warning of the risk of "financial stress" in Europe from the Greek debt crisis.

July 21, 2016
July 21, 2016

Curvy Brazilian women inspire medal design

"Rio de Janeiro is a city full of curves in the sea and hills, just like the body of the Brazilian woman," says sculptor Nelson Carneiro, 60, who created the 5,130 bronze, silver and gold medals at the national mint, called Casa da Moeda.

May 7, 2016
May 7, 2016

The secrets of a lost Egyptian city were underwater

For 1,000 years, Thonis-Heracleion was completely submerged. Fish made their homes among the rubble of mighty temples; hieroglyphs gathered algae. Gods and kings sat in stasis, powerless, their statues slowly withdrawing from the world, one inch of sand at a time.

October 30, 2015
October 30, 2015

Migrant crisis: 22 drown off Greek islands

At least 22 migrants - many of them children - drown trying to reach Kalymnos and Rhodes from Turkey, in the second major boat tragedy off Greek islands this week.

July 24, 2015
July 24, 2015

Resolving Greece's Debt Crisis

Greece's desire to stay within Eurozone is a seriously constrained choice for its economy. This is because it will continue to plague price competitiveness of Greece's exportables in the rest of the world.

July 20, 2015
July 20, 2015

Greek debt crisis: Banks reopen amid tax rise

Greek banks reopen after three weeks of closures sparked by the deadlock over the country's debt.

July 15, 2015
July 15, 2015

Greece debt crisis: IMF attacks EU over bailout

The International Monetary Fund attacks the bailout deal offered by eurozone leaders to Greece.

July 14, 2015
July 14, 2015

A defining moment for Europe

Over the past couple of months, a Greek tragedy has been in the making. Doomsayers had made all kinds of prophesies – regarding Greece, Europe, the financial world, and the Euro.

July 13, 2015
July 13, 2015

Greece debt crisis: What's the deal?

A detail analysis of BBC on Greece debt crisis.

July 9, 2015
July 9, 2015

IMF lowers 2015 global growth forecast to 3.3pc

The International Monetary Fund lowers its 2015 global economic growth forecast warning of the risk of "financial stress" in Europe from the Greek debt crisis.

July 9, 2015
July 9, 2015

What after the Greek referendum?

On July 5, the Greek people unanimously voted “No” in the country's referendum on whether to accept the terms of the EU bailout, with a convincing 61 percent of people rejecting the austerity measures brokered by European powers.

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