Leftwing Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras threw down an open challenge to international creditors on Wednesday by halting privatization plans agreed under the country's bailout deal, prompting a third day of heavy losses on financial markets.
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Newly appointed Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (C) leaves the Presidential Palace in Athens on Jan. 27, 2015.
