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Riot police guard the entrance to the Development Ministry in Athens, which was occupied by protesting PPC electricity company employees Wednesday. The protesters object to plans to privatize part of the country's power distribution service.

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With the country's financial future hanging in the balance, talks among Greece's party leaders broke down late Wednesday when they could not reach an agreement over key spending cuts. Without a resolution and a new austerity plan, further bailout funds could be withheld, which could result in a debt default for the European Union member country.

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