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Thursday, December 15, 2016

Thousands of Greek pensioners protest income cuts

[Lawmakers take part in a parliamentary session in Athens, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016. Greek lawmakers are to vote Thursday on a controversial Christmas bonus for low-earning pensioners, which has caused a dispute with the country's bailout creditors, as European officials have suspended an agreed debt relief program for Greece until they deliberate whether the handout is permitted under bailout-imposed austerity. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)]ATHENS, Greece (AP) — About 5,000 Greek pensioners have marched peacefully through central Athens to protest years of cuts to their pensions under the country's bailout commitments.


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