Erstellt am: 6. 7. 2015 - 14:54 Uhr

Yes, it was a "no". Now what?

Greek referendum reactions in Brussels and Athens, Iran talks, Transcendental meditation

Yanis Varoufakis had said he would resign if Greece voted "yes" in yesterday's referendum. Greece voted a resounding "no" - and he resigned anyway.

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Varoufakis was in fighting mood after announcing his resignation, saying he is proud of earning the loathing of Greece's creditors

It's being framed that Varoufakis was the person everyone in Brussels found difficult to deal with, so he stepped down a the request, or maybe with the agreement, of Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras, to create a new mood for further talks.

Some are reading this as a sign that Greece is making a positive, new move, and that by removing Varoufakis from the equation, finding an agreement may now be possible.

I can't help thinking that exactly the same argument would have applied if there had been a resounding "yes" vote.

Varoufakis says he will "wear the creditors' loathing with pride", and he clearly has no regrets over his firey rhetoric in the tense and bad tempered meetings.

He may have been the scapegoat, but he certainly wasn't a sacrificial lamb.

Sandra Gathmann reports from Brussels on European leaders' reactions to the "no"

and political analyst, Katharine Sarikakis discusses the situation in Athens.

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Nuclear talks with Iran are said to be closer than ever before to reaching a deal. Bethany Bell reports.

Transcendental meditation in schools

Dr. Jamie Grant, the National Director of Programs for the David Lynch Foundation for Transcendental Meditation explains the success the technique is finding in school and in treating post traumatic stress disorder.

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