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Kate Farmer

Cutting to the chase

9. 2. 2015 - 14:30

Faymann's "tightrope walk"

Tsipras and Faymann, Erbil refugees, HSBC scandal, Egypt football, Waqas Kahn

Tsipras and Faymann

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A difficult balancing act for Faymann, as he meets Alexis Tsipras

Greece's new Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras is in Vienna today for talks with Chancellor Faymann, as Greece looks for sympathetic ears among European leaders.

But offering sympathy without upsetting Germany is a fine line, which Faymann will have to tread carefully.

Analyst, Thomas Hofer, explains why Faymann could be hit with criticism at home and abroad if he fails to hit the right note.

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HSBC scandal

Olly Barratt reports from London on the emerging scandal that the HSBC bank helped its wealthiest customers avoid taxes.

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Children in Erbil

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Daniela Krejdl with refugee children in Erbil

Refugees in Erbil

There are now over one million refugees from the conflicts in Iraq and Syria living in Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region.

Daniela Krejdl of the Austrian Development Agency has just returned from the capital, Erbil, and describes conditions in the refugee camps.

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Deadly violence at Egyptian football match

22 people died in clashes and stampede at a football match in Cairo. Karim El Gawhary reports on the events, and their significance in the deeply divided country.

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Waqas Kahn

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waqas kahn

John Cummins explores the work of the young Pakistani artist whose work aims to unite people and disconnect them from their daily problems. Waqas Kahn's Acoustics of Life exhibition is t at the Galerie Krinzinger in Vienna.

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