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Greece: 12,000 march in Athens in general strike
Workers rally against EU-demanded austerity

GREEK workers shut down the country with a general strike yesterday as MPs debated giving in to new austerity demands from the country’s creditors.

The 24-hour strike by all major unions was called to coincide with a four-day debate on deeper job, pension and welfare cuts in return for bailout money pledged in 2015.

MPs will vote today on whether to accept the ultimatum or see bank bailout payments cut off.

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