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Greek Suicide Rate Keeps Soaring

Suicides in Greece, which used to have the lowest rate in Europe, are rising rapidly and coincide with crushing austerity measures that have driven 20 percent of the population into poverty. Public Order Minister Nikos Dendias, on a request from Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) lawmakers, told Parliament the rate increased between 2009-11. The [...]