
Clouds gather over, the Blue Grotto, a popular tourist destination, in Wied iz-Zurrieq, Malta, on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007. The Maltese Island is adopting the euro together with Cyprus on January 1, 2008, amidst an economic slowdown and rising inflation in the euro area. Photographer: Suzanne Plunkett/Bloomberg News
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