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GREEKS will walk out on a 24-hour general strike today against cuts and privatisation — egged on by the government imposing those policies.

Public-sector union federation Adedy, mainly private-sector grouping GSEE and Communist Party-linked Pame will all call workers out.

The strike is expected to shut down all museums, schools and pharmacies,

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