A 48-hour public workers' strike has begun in Greece, as lawmakers discuss a new round of austerity measures required for another infusion of bailout funding from the European Union. It is the third general strike in the past six weeks. Lawmakers began Tuesday to debate the austerity bill, which includes $17 billion in spending, benefit and pension cuts. Lawmakers are to vote on the measure on Wednesday. If parliament rejects the package, Greece will run out of money by ...
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