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Greece has delayed a debt payment due to the International Monetary Fund today as the crisis over the Greek economy continues to dominate the Eurozone. The Greek Economy Minister said the country cannot accept the latest proposals for reforms put on the table by international creditors but was prepared to negotiate a compromise. 

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The United States has called for the immediate rescue of thousands of migrants adrift in south east Asian seas after fleeing from Burma and Bangladesh. More than 3,000 migrants have already landed in Indonesia and Malaysia and it’s estimated that a further two and half thousand are still adrift in boats. The crisis erupted earlier this month after a crackdown by Thailand on people smuggling camps along its border with Malaysia.

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Nepal suffered a second major earthquake in less than three weeks. leaving a trail of death and destruction. 80 people died and over 2,000 were injured in the latest tremor which follows a similar earthquake earlier this month in which more than 8,000 people died and 20,000 were injured.

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Over six and a half thousand migrants were rescued off the coast of Italy this week as Europe prepares to deal with an unprecedented flow of thousands of illegal migrants from Libya this summer. The Italian coastguard and navy took part in the rescue operation in the Mediterranean and ten bodies were also recovered. The mass rescue came just two weeks after almost 900 people drowned while trying to reach Europe.

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A major clean up operation is underway across western Europe this week after a powerful storm, named St Jude, passed through the UK and France before hitting Holland, Denmark and Germany. At least 13 people were killed in the storm which also caused major damage and transport disruption.

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Britain' s Prime Minister David Cameron has announced that the country is to provide 52 million pounds in aid for victims of the Syrian civil war. He made the announcement at a G 20 summit in St Petersburg where there was no agreement among the world' s powers on how to deal with the recent chemical attacks which have been blamed on the Syrian government. Russia has despatched another warship to the Mediterranean as tensions rise over the Syrian conflict.

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Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has claimed that this week’s elections in the African country were null and void because of alleged vote rigging by long time President Robert Mugabe. Final results in the presidential and parliamentary elections are not due until Monday but an independent monitoring group said the elections were marked by interference to stop many people voting.