Greeks Strike as Unemployment Rises

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By NICK SKREKAS European Pressphoto Agency Riot police confront protesters at the Acropolis in Athens on Thursday. ATHENS—Greek labor tensions heightened Thursday, as a railway strike caused travel chaos and police and workers clashed outside the country’s most revered archeological treasure. The protest in the Greek capital represented yet another wave of dissent as the government tries to drag the country out of an unprecedented debt crisis and recession. It only narrowly avoided bankruptcy in May after agreeing to impose painful measures in exchange…

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Greeks Strike as Unemployment Rises

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