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Thursday, July 18, 2013

Mayors join Greek protesters march to parliament as state job cuts loom

ATHENS, Greece -- Mayors from across Greece joined anti-austerity protesters Wednesday and marched on parliament, as lawmakers prepared to vote for thousands of public-sector job cuts and transfers. The latest austerity measures will put 12,500 public-sector staff, mostly teachers and municipal workers, in a program that subjects them to involuntary transfers and possible dismissals. It will ...

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