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A statue of the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates is pictured with the headquarter of the central Bank of Greece in the background in Athens on Tuesday May 29, 2012. The four biggest Greek banks received 18 billion euros (22.6 billion USD) in rescue funds on May 28, 2012 to help reinforce their capital bases, a Hellenic financial stability fund source said. National Bank, the biggest Greek lender, has received 7.43 billion euros, Piraeus bank 4.7 billion, Eurobank 3.97 billion and Alpha 1.9 billion, the official said.(AP Photo/Dimitri Messinis)

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London commuters in the rain

ABANDON HOPE

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