The government of Cyprus has confirmed that it will have to raise nearly twice as much money as previously thought towards an international bailout._________________________The Untied States senators have voted to debated new gun restrictions for the first time in 20 years. The vote was prompted by a massacre at a Connecticut primary school last year. Republicans who'd threatened to filibuster the motion were defeated by 68 votes to 31. The Democratic leader in the Senate, Harry Reid said the killings at Newtown had changed attitudes. "America has a different view of this and blame us just a while ago. We all believe in the constitution, we all know what all these amendments are about and what they're supposed to do and we're going to make sure that during this debate we keep the constitution in mind. But the families of the most recent tragedy in Newtown deserve a debate."塞浦路斯政府确认其将需要筹集的国际紧急援助资金是原本所预想的两倍.______________________美国参议员投票讨论20年以来首次的新枪支管制方案.去年发生在康奈迪克州一所小学的枪案促成了此次的投票.共和党人曾威胁要阻止议案的通过,但他们最终以31:68的票数败下阵来.参议院民主党领袖哈里?里德称发生在纽镇的杀戮事件改变了人们的态度. "美国人民对此的态度已发生转变,而就在稍早前他们还责备我们.我们都坚信宪法,我们都知道这些修正案的内容,知道他们应该做些什么,同时我们确保在讨论的过程中会把宪法铭记于心.但最近发生在纽镇的惨案的遇难者家属理应得到一次辩论."
