Greece Staggered By 24-Hour Civil Servants' Strike -- NPR/AP
Greek civil servants walked off the job on a 24-hour strike Wednesday, paralyzing the public sector in a protest over ever-deeper austerity measures applied as the government struggles to avoid a catastrophic default.
At least 16,000 protesters converged in central Athens, and a crowd of about 10,000 gathered in the northern city of Thessaloniki. They chanted slogans, banged drums and blew whistles.
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Marchers shut down central Athens in financial protest -- CNN
Greece strike: Police and protesters clash in Athens -- BBC
Greece Shut Down by Nationwide Strike -- Wall Street Journal
Greece braces for strike against spending cuts -- L.A. Times
Greece austerity strike cripples country -- Washington Post
Outraged protesters clash with police in Greece (Photo gallery) -- MSNBC
Greece has weeks left before bankruptcy -- Bloomberg Businessweek
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Greek default believed to be just a matter of time -- Chicago Tribune
Greece has weeks left before bankruptcy -- AP