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Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Greece faces more anti-austerity strikes, protests




ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A fresh wave of anti-austerity strikes has hit Greece, whose fractious governing coalition leaders are struggling to finalize further spending cuts for the coming two years.

State hospital doctors, school teachers and local authority employees have walked off the job to protest planned salary and funding cuts under the new €11.5 billion ($14.7 billion) package.


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