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color: #fff\">Greece<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #fff\">Although recovering, Greece still struggles under a massive debt burden of over 160% of GDP after years of financial crises and bailouts<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"9eb3edd7-803d-4a38-a3e4-c7215351d245\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-974dfc9a-e7b2-44b8-91c3-1b5830af5022\",\"keyframes\":{\"opacity\":[0,1]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":2000,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-6d431dbf-2fa4-47fa-a9d6-3e41b154e035\",\"keyframes\":{\"opacity\":[0,1]},\"delay\":300,\"duration\":1000,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-015ca07e-19dc-41cb-a492-afab8992e088\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"translate3d(0px, 131.45918%, 0)\",\"translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)\"]},\"delay\":300,\"duration\":1000,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#000\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-3d0814e3-d448-4fbe-bf68-2044377ba53a\">\n<div class=\"fill\" style=\"will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.65049%;top:-9.2233%;width:88.34951%;height:76.53722%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-974dfc9a-e7b2-44b8-91c3-1b5830af5022\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-293803e8-2d5b-4a56-87ba-29f9e11b9adc\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:231.01345%;height:100%;left:-65.50673%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1440x810-cmsv2-c1166344-baf2-5547-b791-5578c61327b3-8448742.webp\" alt=\"\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.65049%;top:73.94822%;width:82.03883%;height:26.86084%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-6d431dbf-2fa4-47fa-a9d6-3e41b154e035\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div id=\"anim-015ca07e-19dc-41cb-a492-afab8992e088\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:translate3d(0px, 131.45918%, 0)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" id=\"el-9a948df2-a5ae-49dc-bf79-578cc49a44cc\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:1.3884615384615389% 0;font-family:&quot;Alegreya&quot;,serif;font-size:0.420712em;line-height:1;text-align:center;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #fff\">Italy<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #fff\">Italy\u2019s public debt is over 140% of its GDP, making it one of Europe\u2019s most vulnerable economies despite being a G7 nation<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"a7b87db6-3902-4c13-9f12-5e037573a24b\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-04d70b14-ef74-4eef-8a4b-f4dffe6697ae\",\"keyframes\":{\"opacity\":[0,1]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":2000,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-5381a0c0-b552-426f-94f4-8863198bec3e\",\"keyframes\":{\"opacity\":[0,1]},\"delay\":300,\"duration\":1000,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-1f68a9d8-f0e2-4743-b8eb-43d8c129ba65\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"translate3d(0px, 137.24666%, 0)\",\"translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)\"]},\"delay\":300,\"duration\":1000,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#000\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-edbb7de6-8ead-4fc1-8518-9b8ebb4a444a\">\n<div class=\"fill\" style=\"will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.65049%;top:-9.2233%;width:88.34951%;height:76.53722%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-04d70b14-ef74-4eef-8a4b-f4dffe6697ae\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-08813851-b5f2-4ec3-a041-b296da83b91d\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:194.84355%;height:100%;left:-47.42177%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/vskw3g7r3jm7lfmug5jtsfq54i.jpg\" alt=\"\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.65049%;top:73.94822%;width:82.03883%;height:25.72816%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-5381a0c0-b552-426f-94f4-8863198bec3e\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div id=\"anim-1f68a9d8-f0e2-4743-b8eb-43d8c129ba65\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:translate3d(0px, 137.24666%, 0)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" id=\"el-983a2a48-66f3-40af-af20-377e6405ac87\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:1.3350591715976328% 0;font-family:&quot;Alegreya&quot;,serif;font-size:0.404531em;line-height:1;text-align:center;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #fff\">Lebanon<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #fff\">Lebanon is in deep economic collapse, with over 150% debt-to-GDP and a currency crisis that has pushed most of the population into poverty<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"3f3e0971-ff8d-4d0a-9836-b872f7e1c5ed\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-a890c3bc-a312-4297-b1b3-ea32e2274d5a\",\"keyframes\":{\"opacity\":[0,1]},\"delay\":300,\"duration\":1000,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-a99b8a83-e071-4453-a9b0-0aa7d2b8bd43\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"translate3d(0px, 131.45918%, 0)\",\"translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)\"]},\"delay\":300,\"duration\":1000,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-e687c382-2a03-47d2-9933-7f749f3f5d52\",\"keyframes\":{\"opacity\":[0,1]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":600,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#000\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-dc554c76-6543-4eaf-ab6e-894933ff1b47\">\n<div class=\"fill\" style=\"will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.65049%;top:73.94822%;width:82.03883%;height:26.86084%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-a890c3bc-a312-4297-b1b3-ea32e2274d5a\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div id=\"anim-a99b8a83-e071-4453-a9b0-0aa7d2b8bd43\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:translate3d(0px, 131.45918%, 0)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" id=\"el-b6882782-eaed-45c5-961c-06bb32b78f7f\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:1.3884615384615389% 0;font-family:&quot;Alegreya&quot;,serif;font-size:0.420712em;line-height:1;text-align:center;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; 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