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Millions strike in Greece to protest plan to overhaul pensions
Millions of Greeks walked off their jobs Wednesday in a show of defiance against a pension overhaul...Tourists bound for Greece for the Easter holidays faced travel delays as Olympic Airlines, the country's struggling state carrier, canceled more
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- News Source: Gulf News | about 1 year agoAP Published: March 20, 2008, 15:43 Athens: Thousands of Greeks were on strike on Thursday, a day after millions walked off the job in a nationwide general strike that brought the country to a standstill to protest planned pension scheme reforms...
- News Source: BBC | about 1 year agoThe bill would eliminate most early retirement schemes, merge pension funds and cap auxiliary pensions. The vote comes a day after Greece's civil servants staged a nationwide strike against the reform, paralysing transport and closing public offices..
- News Source: El Paso Times | about 1 year agoUndeterred by swooning financial markets, the world's super-rich are jostling for the latest limited-edition deluxe offering: Champagne that costs about $6,300 a bottle. At 50,000 euros, or nearly $79,000, for a case of 12, the Perrier-Jouet...
- News Source: The New York Times | about 1 year agoWorld Briefing Europe Greece: Walkouts Paralyze Country Published: March 20, 2008 Millions of Greeks in a broad range of professions walked off work, bringing the country to a standstill to protest sweeping pension changes proposed by the government..
- News Source: The Guardian | about 1 year agoPolice fire teargas in clashes with strikers Police fired teargas at demonstrators throwing rocks and firebombs in Athens during a strike yesterday by millions of Greeks protesting at government plans to unify the debt-ridden pension system. The...
- News Source: Zaman.com | about 1 year agoAthens demonstrators clash with riot police Riot police fired tear gas at demonstrators throwing rocks and firebombs in central Athens during a nationwide general strike Wednesday by millions of Greeks protesting government pension reforms. An...
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