Greece New Government Takes Power

Greece's new prime minister is being sworn in this afternoon – with senior EU officials saying they're prepared to enter talks on changes to the country's bailout.

But ministers say there is almost no chance of Greece being able to write off some of its debts.

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Alexis Tsipras is being sworn in this afternoon as the head of a new government led by the far-left party Syriza, which claimed victory in yesterday's elections.