Greeks clean up after riots against austerity vote
<p><span word="Firefighters">Firefighters</span> <span word="doused">doused</span> <span word="smoldering">smoldering</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cleanup">cleanup</span> <span word="crews">crews</span> <span word="swept">swept</span> <span word="rubble">rubble</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rioting">rioting</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="harsh">harsh</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="austerity">austerity</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="demanded">demanded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="bailout">bailout</span> <span word="creditors">creditors</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="bankruptcy">bankruptcy</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="least">least</span> 45 <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="burned">burned</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="oldest">oldest</span> <span word="cinemas">cinemas</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="dozens">dozens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="stores">stores</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cafes">cafes</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="smashed">smashed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="looted">looted</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="stench">stench</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tear">tear</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="hung">hung</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, <span word="choking">choking</span> <span word="passers">passers</span>-<span word="by">by</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 120 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rioting">rioting</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>. <span word="Authorities">Authorities</span> <span word="said">said</span> 68 <span word="police">police</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="gasoline">gasoline</span> <span word="bombs">bombs</span>, <span word="rocks">rocks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="objects">objects</span> <span word="hurled">hurled</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 70 <span word="protesters">protesters</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="hospitalized">hospitalized</span>.</p><p><span word="Police">Police</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 67 <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="escort">escort</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="crews">crews</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="burning">burning</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="protesters">protesters</span> <span word="prevented">prevented</span> <span word="access">access</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="rioting">rioting</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="landmark">landmark</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="austerity">austerity</span> <span word="measures">measures</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="drastic">drastic</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span> <span word="debated">debated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="axing">axing</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="slashing">slashing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span> <span word="wage">wage</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span>.</p><p><span word="Lawmakers">Lawmakers</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> 199-74 <span word="vote">vote</span> - <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="relief">relief</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="investors">investors</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span> <span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="index">index</span> <span word="up">up</span> 5 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="paves">paves</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="creditors">creditors</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="release">release</span> 130 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="euros">euros</span> ($172 <span word="billion">billion</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="loans">loans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="potentially">potentially</span> <span word="catastrophic">catastrophic</span> <span word="default">default</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="month">month</span> - <span word="bankruptcy">bankruptcy</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="euro">euro</span> <span word="currency">currency</span> <span word="union">union</span>, <span word="drag">drag</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="troubled">troubled</span> <span word="eurozone">eurozone</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="roil">roil</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="markets">markets</span>.</p>
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