ATHENS/LONDON (Reuters) - The Greek parliament prepared to adopt a harsh austerity plan in the face of violent unrest, as European Central Bank inaction disappointed markets fearful a debt crisis will engulf the euro zone.
The euro and world stocks fell for a third day on Thursday as investors fled risk amid signs that Athens' woes are spreading to other weak euro economies, testing whether European governments are willing to extend a bailout devised for Greece alone.
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