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Cyprus Strikes Bailout Deal With EU

In what has been deemed as a last minute deal, Cyprus leaders have reached an agreement with the European Union for a 10 billion euro bailout. Officials say the deal was reached after pressure mounted from a German-led bloc threatening to cease all temporary funding if a deal was not reached. With an economy largely based on banking, the bailout will consist of shutting down the country’s largest bank, The […]