Greeks march against austerity, set new strike

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Athens - About 2,000 Greeks marched to parliament on Wednesday to protest against spending cuts and tax hikes, as the debt-choked country received a first instalment of 5.5 billion euros as part of an EU-IMF "pain-for-gain" deal. Marching workers carried banners reading ''Cancel the IMF-EU deal now!'' and ''If we don't react we will starve.'' Public and private sector unions said they would stage a 24-hour nationwide strike on May 20 to step up pressure on the government.

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