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Saturday, February 21, 2015

Greece says euro zone deal won time as cash bled from banks

ATHENS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Greece's left-wing government insisted on Saturday it had avoided being "strangled" by the euro zone, which agreed in principle to extend a financial rescue deal as nervous savers pulled huge sums from Greek banks. Athens said the deal struck late on Friday in Brussels should calm Greeks who had feared capital controls might be imposed as a prelude to leaving the euro ...


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