Courthouses Dept: The one-day strike came as governments in Italy and Portugal each announced new austerity measures of their own and as Greek legislators fast-tracked fresh fiscal measures demanded by international creditors, following two days of rioting in Athens that left some 200 people injured, according to CBC. A walkout by passport officers had been expected to create long lines at immigration entry Points, but most airports, including Heathrow and Manchester, said it was business as usual and hundreds of thousands of teachers and public service workers walked off the job in Britain Thursday in what unions hope will be the first round in a summer of protests against government spending cuts. About 750,000 British workers were expected to take part, disrupting courthouses, tax offices and employment centres, as well as schools. As
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