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OTTAWA (Reuters) - Housing starts declined in January from December but were above expectations, with a slowdown in the multiple unit segment accounting for most of the weakness, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp (CMHC)said on Tuesday.

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January housing starts slow, but above estimates

Government intervention has prevented the real estate market from healing, with the commercial sector hit especially hard, investor Sam Zell said.

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Government Bailout Actually Hurt Housing Recovery: Zell

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek parties will try yet again on Wednesday to strike a reform deal in return for a new international rescue to avoid a chaotic default, after a string of delays which have prompted some EU leaders to warn that the euro zone can live without Athens.

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Greeks seek elusive bailout deal as EU tempers fray