Greek Lawmakers to Vote on Bailout

Greek lawmakers are expected to vote later Thursday on a bill to approve a $93 billion bailout package from the European Union. The bill would impose harsh new spending cuts and tax hikes in exchange for funding that will enable Athens to make a payment on its debt to the European Central Bank later this month. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has said he expects the bill to pass. If it does, the 19 Eurozone finance ministers meeting Friday are expected to sign off on the deal. Greece...

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