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Cyprus overwhelmingly reject tax on deposits to fund bailout

Cyprus MPs on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected a tax on bank deposits demanded by international lenders as a condition for a bailout deal, with a vote of 36 against, 19 abstentions and none in favour. “The bill has been rejected,” said house speaker Yiannakis Omirou, as thousands of protesters outside the…