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Public Transport Workers Strike in Portugal

Description:An empty metro station in Lisbon - closed following a 24-hour strike against proposed government cuts. Portugal's economy minister says the country's public transport sector must be restructured after mounting up debts of 17 billion euros, equal to 10 percent of gross domestic product. The strike has shut down the city's metro and ferries are stopping for three hours in every shift. (1:16)

Source: Reuters

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