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New Strikes Grip Greece

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As government debates new austerity measures.

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Workers are on strike in Greece for the third time this year, as the government debates new austerity measures. Earlier this week, Standard & Poor’s cut Greece’s credit rating to CCC, the worst of the 131 countries it monitors. The move has prompted new fears of a default and the clock is ticking: The Greek government must pass new austerity measures by the end of June in order to obtain new loans.

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