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AP - Greek finance minister: Debt talks held up by labor reforms.
Greece struggles on for deal on unpopular reforms (Reuters)
Reuters - Greece's government on Saturday struggled on in talks with lenders to secure a 130 billion euro ($171 bilion) bailout before turning to the trickier task of persuading political leaders to back the unpopular reforms involved in the rescue.
Russia admits brief cut of gas supplies to Europe (AP)
AP - Russia's state-controlled Gazprom natural gas giant acknowledged for the first time Saturday that it had briefly reduced gas supplies to Europe amid a spell of extreme cold.
Deutsche Boerse board member wants CEO out: paper (Reuters)
Reuters - Deutsche Boerse's (DB1Gn.DE) chief executive Reto Francioni should step down following the collapse of its $7.4 billion plan to merge with NYSE Euronext , a member of the German exchange operator's supervisory board told a newspaper.
Palestinians call for PM’s fall over taxes (AP)
AP - Hundreds of Palestinian protesters have called for their prime minister's resignation over recent tax and price increases.
Hungary seeks 15-20 billion euro IMF/EU credit line: official (Reuters)
Reuters - Hungary is seeking an international credit line of 15 to 20 billion ($20 to $26.3 billion) euros, the secretary of state heading the prime minister's office, Mihaly Varga, was quoted on Saturday as saying.
Clinton: US, Europe must do more against tyrants (AP)
AP - The Obama administration on Saturday called for stepped up U.S.-European cooperation to isolate tyrannies like the Assad regime in Syria, promote democracy in the Arab World and beyond and repair damage from the global financial crisis.
Iran calls on EU to review oil embargo decision (Reuters)
Reuters - Iran's oil minister called on the European Union to review its decision to impose sanctions on the Islamic state's oil exports and said that the international oil market was balanced.
Report: Monti says Italy a ‘safe place’ (AP)
AP - Premier Mario Monti says he considers Italy a "safe place" amid market turbulence after his government embarked on a reform drive.