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Friday, October 19, 2012

Clashes erupt at Greek anti-austerity protests

Man with Greek flag walks through line of Greek riot police during a 24-hour labour strike in AthensATHENS (Reuters) - Greek police clashed with anti-austerity protesters hurling stones and petrol bombs on the day of a general strike that brought much of the near-bankrupt country to a standstill. In the second major walkout in three weeks on Thursday, almost 40,000 protesters marched in Athens in a bid to show EU leaders meeting in Brussels that new wage and pension cuts will only worsen their plight after five years of recession. ...



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