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Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Greek seamen, farmers, protest planned pension reforms

[Passengers make their way in front of an immobilized ferry at the port of Piraeus near Athens, on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016. Greek seamen have launched an anti-austerity 48-hour strike that has halted island ferry services, as bailout-reliant Greece is planning to drastically overhaul its troubled pension and social security system, among other reforms demanded by international creditors. (AP Photo/ Yorgos Karahalis)]ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek ferry crews have launched a two-day strike while hundreds of farmers are preparing to block highways to protest unpopular draft pension reforms that will further cut incomes in the austerity-weary country.


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