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The Cypriot President has said his country will not leave the Euro.

A powerful firecracker has been detonated inside a branch of the Bank of Cyprus, the country’s largest lender.

The Cypriot crisis brought two stark facts into relief as the EU, ECB, and IMF last night battled to conclude a deal that met all its demands for a €10bn bailout that looks increasingly doomed.

Efforts to defuse tensions over Kosovo as the province edges towards declaring independence from Serbia will be a top priority when European Union foreign ministers meet today.