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• Debt-plagued Greece hit with new general strike to protest austerity plan (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News) March 11, 2010
  ATHENS - Greek public transport was halted, flights grounded and state hospitals left with emergency staff only on Thursday as workers held yet another general strike to protest painful spending cuts. […]
• Greece frozen by 3rd massive strike (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News) March 11, 2010
  Airports, public sector offices, hospitals and schools throughout Greece closed on Thursday as labour workers launched a third general strike in recent weeks to protest harsh spending cuts by the country's Socialist government. […]
• Greece braces for another general strike (AFP via Yahoo! Canada News) March 11, 2010
  ATHENS (AFP) - Thousands of Greek workers were due to strike Thursday, the second such protest in two weeks over the socialist government's austerity plan to solve the country's debt crisis. […]
• New strike hits debt-plagued Greece Thursday as unions protest austerity measures (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News) March 11, 2010
  ATHENS - Debt-plagued Greece faces a new wave of labour discontent against painful spending cuts, with a nationwide strike Thursday closing hospitals and schools while stopping all flights and most public transport. […]
• Strike to paralyze Greece as anger at austerity builds (Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News) March 10, 2010
  Angry public and private sector unions are expected to bring Greece to a standstill on Thursday in a second nationwide strike in as many weeks against tough government austerity plans. […]
• Why derivatives may actually help Greece's finances (The Globe and Mail) March 10, 2010
  Prime minister sees credit default swaps as bets against Greece, but observers say they prevent debacle from worsening […]
• Greece set to be crippled by Thursday's strike (AFP via Yahoo! Canada News) March 10, 2010
  ATHENS (AFP) - A sweeping strike is set to cripple Greece on Thursday in the second such protest in a fortnight against debt-driven austerity measures. […]
• Greece says G20 to review financial speculation (Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News) March 9, 2010
  Greece, pressing for curbs on financial speculation that it blames for worsening the country's debt crisis, said on Tuesday the idea would be examined by the Group of 20 leading powers at their next summit. […]
• Greece says speculation will be on G20 agenda (Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News) March 9, 2010
  Greece, pressing for curbs on financial speculation it blames for worsening the country's debt crisis, said on Tuesday the idea would be examined by the G20 leading powers at their next meeting. […]
• Greece calls for ban on speculative trading (Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News) March 9, 2010
  Greek Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou on Tuesday proposed a ban on derivative trading techniques that increase debt costs for countries like Greece which struggle to cut their deficits. […]