Absolutely classic. Exactly at 50 seconds.
This clip demonstrates how bizarre this story has become. A tiny, tiny island, and an even smaller Parliament, votes 'NO' on the bank-tax EU bailout while the world watches, markets gyrate, CNBC heaves, and protesters celebrate.
Runs 2 minutes.
From the profane to the sacred. Everyone is pitching in to help Cyprus out of its crisis, with the church now offering its worldly possessions. The head of Cyprus' influential Orthodox church, Archbishop Chrysostomos II, says he will put the entirety of the church's assets at the country's disposal to help pull it out of a financial crisis. The church has considerable wealth, including property, stakes in a bank and a brewery.
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Latest headlines:
Cyprus Plans Capital Controls As ECB Sets Ultimatum
• Bank workers protest
• Cyprus leaders agree to Plan B
• The ECB gives Cyprus until Monday to hammer out a bailout deal
• ECB Issues Statement
Complete update from Guardian Live Blog...
Another #Laiki bank, again people queuing up to withdraw cash... Panic and a sense of disbelief spreading in #Cyprus. twitter.com/janinel83/stat…
— Janine Louloudi (@janinel83) March 21, 2013
Long lines forming at #cyprus ATMs again. twitter.com/MCaruso_Cabrer…
— M. Caruso-Cabrera (@MCaruso_Cabrera) March 21, 2013
Show me the way to the next ATM! Long lines outside of every Laiki Bank we've crossed today, not other banks. #Cyprus twitter.com/janinel83/stat…
— Janine Louloudi (@janinel83) March 21, 2013
More photos from Nicosia of the lengthening queues at cash machines run by Laiki Bank, one of the two lenders who could collapse if the ECB follows through on its threat to withdraw emergency liquidity next week.
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Some of the Cyprus videos we've posted so far:
Cyprus Mob Cheers As Man Scales Embassy And Rips Down German Flag
Santelli On Cyprus: "Our Leaders Are No Different Than Europe"
Cyprus Man Threatens Bank With Bulldozer
Who's Next After Cyprus...Eventually The U.S.
Cyprus President Explains Why It's OK To Steal
MUST SEE: The Great Cyprus Bank Robbery (Genius - Profanity Warning)
A protester shouts slogans during a rally by employees of Cyprus Popular Bank outside the parliament in Nicosia.
