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In Greece on Thursday, workers walked off the job in a nation-wide strike protesting the new austerity measures that may be implemented in the country. This is the second general strike in the past three weeks. This walkout, which will last 24 hours, has caused school closures and hospitals are running very short-staffed. On Saturday, parliament is scheduled to vote on a bailout package that will include €5.7 billion in spending cuts along with tax increases.