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Flights and ferries suspended across Greece as unions call 24-hour general strike

A nationwide general strike in Greece has disrupted public services across the country, with ferries tied up in port, flights grounded and public transport running only part time as labour unions press for an end to lingering austerity measures imposed on Greece by international creditors a decade ago.

Thousands of protesters marched through the centre of the capital Athens in two separate demonstrations that both ended peacefully.

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