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Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Thousands of Greeks rally in anti-austerity strike

Anti-austerity protesters march through Athens' central Syntagma square during a 24-hour strikeATHENS (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Greeks took to the streets of Athens on Wednesday during a nationwide strike against wage cuts and high taxes that kept ferries stuck in ports, schools shut and hospitals with only emergency staff. Beating drums and chanting "Robbers, robbers!" more than 60,000 people marched to parliament in the biggest anti-austerity protest so far this year. ...



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