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Greek vote threatens Euro exit

The Greek parliament has triggered a general election which the radical left-wing Syriza is expected to win. It opposes austerity and could lead Greece out of the euro.

Greece has taken a step closer to leaving the Euro with parliament triggering a general election which could bring the radical leftist Syriza party to power. Syriza opposes the terms of the international bail-out which rescued the Greek economy, and some of its members are prepared to quit the Euro and the EU.
Also in this week's podcast: search and rescue operations on opposite sides of the world as a plane crashes in Indonesia and a crippled ferry drifts in the Mediterranean; people-traffickers abandon two vessels carrying hundreds of would-be migrants; and -- not so smart or strategic genius? The elusive charm of Vladimir Putin.

28 minutes

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Sat 3 Jan 2015 05:32GMT

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