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United Kingdom New 48-hour general strike begins in Greece
Published on 19/10/2011
Greece began a 48-hour general strike on Wednesday, which unions hope will be the biggest protest the country has seen in years, as parliament prepares to vote on a raft of new austerity measures aimed at avoiding a debt default.