Greece Bailout Talks: No Deal, Again
Greek bailout talks in Brussels stall again - what's gone wrong? And, the rules are relaxed on ransom payments by US families - we hear from a hostage negotiator.
We look at Greece's long-running bailout negotiations. At first a drama, then a saga, now it looks like a long-running series as talks in Brussels stall yet again. European leaders and Greek ministers were unable to reach a deal despite enthusiasm on both sides earlier this week. So what has gone wrong? Plus, the 成人快手's Lucy Burton takes a look at the toll taken on tourism in the country.
Barack Obama is to relax the rules on hostage payments by families of US citizens held by terrorist groups. Those who paid ransoms to ensure the release of loved ones would no longer face the threat of prosecution by the US government, one of many changes to the national policy. We speak to hostage negotiator James Alvarez.
And that 'oh no second', the moment you realise you should not have sent that email to everyone in the office, may be no more. Google officially unveils its 'undo send' feature in its Gmail client.
Throughout the programme our guests are Peggy Liu, head of the JUCCCE environmental pressure group in Shanghai and Peter Morici, economist at the University of Maryland, in Washington D.C.
(Photo: Alexis Tsipras addresses his parliament. Credit: Getty Images)
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