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Thursday, October 27. 2011, 12:00:00 AM UTC

After an emergency meeting in Brussels, the European Union announced an agreement to tackle the European sovereign debt crisis which includes a writedown of 50% of Greek bonds, a recapitalisation of European banks and an increase of the bailout fund of the European Financial Stability Facility totaling to €1 trillion.ref name=BBCleaders

Reports indicate that European private banks have agreed to accept a 50% loss on Greek bonds, therefore removing the last apparent roadblock to a solution for the European sovereign debt crisis. //www.ajc.com/business/eu-official-banks-agree-1210215.html (AP via "Atlanta Journal-Constitution")

Date selected by the UN as the symbolic date when global population reaches seven billion.

UNESCO admitted Palestine as a member, following a vote in which 107 member states supported and 14 opposed.