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Thursday, September 20, 2012

Greek transport workers join strikes

A woman passes next to grafitti in central Athens, on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. Debt-strapped Greece is negotiating a major new austerity package worth more than euro 11.5 billion ($15.1 billion) with its rescue lenders. The measures are a requirement for continued emergency loan payments. (AP Photo / Petros Giannakouris)Public transport workers in Greece have joined a growing wave of strikes against new austerity measures that the country's creditors are demanding in return for rescue loans.



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