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EU Leaders Agree on Debt Deal

European leaders reached a deal crucial to resolving the euro zone debt crisis after all-night meetings on Thursday. Under the accord, banks have agreed to take a 50 percent loss on Greek debt. European markets were up after news of the deal broke. Leaders also agreed to grow euro zone’s bailout fund to $1.4 trillion […]

EU Leaders Convene Emergency Summit on Debt Crisis

European Leaders Address Economic Turmoil

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Fresh NATO Strikes on Gaddafi’s Compound

Conflict & Justice
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Pension protests continue in France

Global Politics
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Egypt will not open border crossing into Gaza

In a speech today, Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak said his country will not fully open the border crossing into Gaza. He said that it will remain that way until the Palestinian Authority is in control of the border post.

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New talent at the Louvre Auditorium

Arts, Culture & Media

In the Global Hit, we go in search of new musical talent in Paris. The Louvre Museum in the French capital has a concert space called the Louvre Auditorium. The BBC’s Christian Fraser attended a recent recital to see who’s looking for a break.

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Egyptian opposition politician released from jail

Global Politics

The Egyptian authorities have released the opposition politician Ayman Nour after more than three years in prison. Nour was jailed a few months after he challenged Egypt’s president Hosni Mubarak in 2005 elections. Anchor Lisa Mullins gets the story from the BBC’s Christian Fraser in Cairo.

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