Greek clashes erupt
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="strike">strike</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="formed">formed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="finance">finance</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="hammered">hammered</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="package">package</span> <span word="of">of</span> 11.5 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="euros">euros</span> ($14.87 <span word="billion">billion</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span>.</p><p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 50,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="demonstrations">demonstrations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strike">strike</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="tolerance">tolerance</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="hardship">hardship</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="harsh">harsh</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="hikes">hikes</span>.</p><p><span word="Politicians">Politicians</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="struggled">struggled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="punishing">punishing</span> <span word="austerity">austerity</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="acceptable">acceptable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="creditors">creditors</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="disagreements">disagreements</span> <span word="arising">arising</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span> <span word="government">government</span>. <span word="Greece">Greece</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="creditors">creditors</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="demanded">demanded</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="fiscal">fiscal</span> <span word="reforms">reforms</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="handing">handing</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="loans">loans</span> <span word="preventing">preventing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="messy">messy</span> <span word="default">default</span>.</p><p><span word="Finance">Finance</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Yannis">Yannis</span> <span word="Stournaras">Stournaras</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Antonis">Antonis</span> <span word="Samaras">Samaras</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> 11.5 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="euros">euros</span> <span word="austerity">austerity</span> <span word="package">package</span> <span word="for">for</span> 2013-14, <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="another">another</span> 2 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="euros">euros</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="improved">improved</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="collection">collection</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="finance">finance</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>.</p><p><span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="strike">strike</span> <span word="halted">halted</span> <span word="flights">flights</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="schools">schools</span>, <span word="ferry">ferry</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hospitals">hospitals</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shops">shops</span>, <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="stations">stations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="customs">customs</span> <span word="offices">offices</span>. <span word="Police">Police</span> <span word="deployed">deployed</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="demonstrations">demonstrations</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="violent">violent</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>.</p><p><span word="Greece">Greece</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="dependent">dependent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="loans">loans</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="eurozone">eurozone</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Monetary">Monetary</span> <span word="Fund">Fund</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-2017 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="hammered">hammered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="euro">euro</span> <span word="currency">currency</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="by">by</span> 17 <span word="European">European</span> <span word="nations">nations</span>.</p>
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