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Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Greeks on strike as politicians agree further cuts

People fish in front of docked ships during a strike at Piraeus, the port of Athens, on Wednesday, Sept. 26 2012. A nationwide general strike in debt-crippled Greece against planned new austerity measures shut down schools, banks and government offices, and stopped ferry and train services for 24 hours. Labor unions were planning protest marches in central Athens later Wednesday. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)Greek workers walked off the job Wednesday for the first general strike since the country's coalition government was formed in June, as the prime minister and finance minister hammered out a package of €11.5 billion ($14.87 billion) in essential spending cuts.



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