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The French lower house of parliament has approved financing for the permanent European bailout fund and new belt-tightening measures for France.

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An infusion of hundreds of billions of dollars will give the International Monetary Fund a badly needed boost to tackle Europe's prolonged debt crisis.

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The French lower house of parliament has approved financing for the permanent European bailout fund and new belt-tightening measures for France.

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Asian stocks dropped Monday, ignoring signs of job improvement in the US, as traders continued to fret about Europe's unfolding sovereign debt drama.

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