Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Teetering On Bankruptcy, Greece Decides To Go On Strike



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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More News On The Greek Crisis

Transport shut down as protesters and police clash in Athens -- Deutsche Welle
Bloodied but defiant: 10,000 Greek strikers and police in running battles as debt-ridden country starts a 24-hour walkout -- Daily Mail
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
Greece Has Cash to Meet Needs Until Mid-November, Finance Minister Says -- Bloomberg
Greece Insists It Can Pay Its Bills a Bit Longer -- New York Times
Greek default believed to be just a matter of time -- Chicago Tribune
Greece has weeks left before bankruptcy -- AP

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