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Greece hit by general strike

Greece hit by general strike as thousands of workers protest over the high cost of living

Greek public and private sector workers walked off the job Wednesday in a 24-hour general strike that is disrupting services across the country, with public transport in the capital suspended for several hours and ferries that connect the islands to the mainland tied up in port.

Barron's · 3d

General Strike In Greece Against Cost Of Living

Thousands of people demonstrated in Athens and other cities Wednesday as a 24-hour general strike against the rising cost of living shut down public services and part of the transport network.

StringersHub on MSN · 2d

Greece: Greek workers down tools in protest against soaring living costs

Greece came to a halt on Wednesday as thousands of public and private sector workers staged a nationwide strike to denounce soaring living expenses. Greek public sector workers staged a one-day strike to demand higher wages and increased government spending to combat soaring inflation.

Deutsche Welle on MSN · 3d

Greece stopped by 24-hour general strike over cost of living

Greece ground to a halt as a general strike stopped trains, ships and other transport around the country. Public sector representatives are demanding a 10% wage hike and the return of the 13th and 14th month of salaries cut during Greece's nearly decade-long financial crisis that began in 2010.

Greek police say they have seized explosives and weapons in an Athens apartment building

Greek police say they have seized explosives and weapons in a search of a storage area in an apartment building in Athens.

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Greece’s left-wing Syriza loses its status as the main opposition party as infighting intensifies

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Greece's Socialist PASOK becomes main opposition after leftist party collapse

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Capital Link’s International Forum Focuses on Investing in Greece

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Wyndham Hotels Resorts: three new projects in Greece for the world’s largest hotel franchising group

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