A 48-hour general strike is under way in Greece as the country’s parliament debates a new round of austerity reforms that will help the bankruptcy-threatened government secure rescue loans. The strike, which began on Tuesday, is set to disrupt or halt most public services. The strike has been called by unions angry at a new €28bn ($40bn) austerity programme that would slap taxes on minimum wage earners and other struggling Greeks, following months of other cuts that have…
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