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United Kingdom Anti-austerity general strike to paralyse Portugal
Published on 24/11/2011
Public services across Portugal will grind to a halt on Thursday as trade unions hold a 24-hour walk out. The strikers are protesting against a raft of austerity measures introduced by the government in exchange for financial aid.