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Greece let out a sigh of relief this week as - after long talks - EU leaders finally agreed on how to help the country avoid defaulting on its debt. Athens will now receive a new bailout worth an estimated 109 billion euros. The plan was agreed after Greece approved severe austerity measures, sending thousands onto the streets in protest.
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Today it has been announced that LimeWire will be forced to pay $105mil to the music industry; effectively ending them as a destroyer of copyright, file sharing and children's morals.

A statement by the U.S government says "that they are pleased with the result and are happy to add one more to the tally of pirates killed in the last month". 

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