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Greece and Italy

Stories from Greece and Italy, presented by Owen Bennett Jones.

Stories from Mark Lowen in Greece and Christine Finn in Italy, presented by Owen Bennett Jones.

Greece's 'new homeless'

The Greek government is in trouble, and the signs of economic austerity are now displayed in the capital for anyone to see. In between covering the twists and turns of the political debates, our correspondent in Athens, Mark Lowen, has been viewing the toll that Europe's economic crisis has taken on ordinary Greeks.

'He must be family'

The race for the US Republican Party presidential nomination has been followed with particular interest by residents of a small town in Italy. It was from Riva del Garda that conservative challenger Rick Santorum's grandfather left for the United States 90 years ago. One branch of the Santorum family still lives in town, where they run a hotel - Christine Finn stopped by for a visit.

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Thu 16 Feb 2012 04:50GMT

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