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Portugal Bailout Approved as EU Prods Greece to Sell Assets

European finance chiefs endorsed a 78 billion-euro ($111 billion) bailout for Portugal as they stepped up pressure on Greece to do more to win improved aid terms.

Portugal followed Greece and Ireland in seeking emergency loans from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund, bringing to 256 billion euros the aid provided to stamp out the sovereign debt crisis.