Greece goes on strike

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Protesters hold flares as they take part in rally, during a nationwide general strike organized by private and public sector unions demanding for better wages, in Athens, Greece, Nov. 20, 2024.

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Public and private sector workers in Greece walked off the job to protest the rising cost of living. Public sector unions are demanding a 10% wage hike and the return of salaries cut during Greece’s nearly decade-long financial crisis that began in 2010. Also the Biden Administration has agreed to supply Ukraine with anti-personnel landmines in an effort to slow the steady advance of Russia’s troops, especially in the eastern Donbas region. And, an entire fleet of diesel trains that were taken off the tracks in California are being shipped to the megacity of Lima, Peru, where they will be used for a new commuter rail project. Plus, the Catholic Church is set to get its first millennial and digital saint.

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In This Episode

Iranian authorities accuse protesters of mental illness
6:55
Workers in Greece go on strike
5:06
World’s worst soccer team ever — wins
1:02
Biden approves deadly land mines for Ukraine
5:25
Arthur Frommer, famed travel writer, passes away at 95
2:30
The Italy-Albania migrant deal seems set for failure. One Albanian town still wants it to succeed. 
Special Coverage
5:47
Decomissioned American trains get second life in Peru
4:40
Using sound and noise as a weapon
5:22
Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia have been targeted by anti-extremism law
6:36
Catholic Church to get its first millennial saint
0:27