Euro jumps after Greek rescue deal

The euro jumped more than one US cent after news that European finance chiefs had agreed a crucial deal to provide a massive bailout to debt-wracked Greece. The common European currency jumped to $1.3291 within minutes of the announcement from Brussels, from $1.3185 immediately before.

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Red Cross seeks way to deliver aid in Syria

The Red Cross said it was in talks with the Syrian authorities and rebels to halt the violence so that it can deliver aid, amid calls to allow women and children out of the besieged city of Homs.

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Russia to skip ‘Friends of Syria’ meeting in Tunis

‘Because it only supports opposition’s cause’:

Russia on Tuesday said it will not attend an international conference in Tunis this week aimed at seeking political change in Syria because the meeting only supported the opposition's cause.

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