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Thursday, June 13, 2013

Greeks strike over state TV closure as backlash grows

An employee watches a speech by Greece's PM Samaras on a television screen, inside Greek state television ERT headquarters in AthensBy Karolina Tagaris and Renee Maltezou ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek workers stage a nationwide strike on Thursday, forcing hospitals to work on emergency staff and disrupting transport, in protest against the "sudden death" of state broadcaster ERT, switched off in the middle of the night by the government. Greece's two biggest labor unions plan to bring much of the near-bankrupt country to a standstill during the 24-hour strike against Prime Minister Antonis Samaras's decision to close down ERT, which they describe as "coup-like move... to gag unbiased information. ...



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