BRUSSELS: The EU and IMF hit back on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) at accusations by Athens that internal rifts were blocking a bailout deal as cash-poor Greece survived yet another big interest payment averting bankruptcy.

The row burst into the open just as a feverish push by Athens to secure a deal spread across European capitals with Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis visiting Rome Wednesday before a visit to Spain on Thursday.

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