Greek Dockworkers Walk out over Port Selloffs

Greek dockworkers began a two-day strike on Tuesday to protest against the sale of the country's two biggest ports, which Athens has promised to international lenders, disrupting operations at cargo terminals. Privatizations, a key feature of Greek bailouts since 2010, have generated only 3 billion euros ($3.4 billion) so far against an initial target of 50 billion euros in the face of resistance from politicians and unions as well as bureaucratic snags. The plans to sell the...

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