Thursday, April 29, 2010

Fresh strikes rattle Greece

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trikes broke out in Greece on Wednesday as its crisis-hit economy drew another scathing debt downgrade as bad news poured in from the tourism sector and the stock exchange tried to ward off speculators.



Radio technicians launched a 48-hour strike, halting news broadcasts, as disgruntled applicants for civil sector jobs protested outside the finance ministry and teachers also launched work stoppages.On Tuesday, a Communist protest blocked nearly 1 000 tourists at Piraeus harbour, and despite a growing recession, a general strike has been called for May 5....

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