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Brazilian troops tighten security at police strike
Troops tightened the security ring around a Brazilian state legislature building Wednesday, seeking to step up pressure on the hundreds of striking police barricaded inside as the city's Carnival festivities approach.Soldiers used military vehicles and barricades to block traffic to the building, and family, friends and colleagues of the estimated 300 officers holed up inside said troops were no longer

Israeli labor federation calls nationwide strike

Israel's labor federation has launched a nationwide strike for the first time in five years, designed to shut down national and local government offices, banks, the stock exchange, rail service

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Disgruntled police in Brazil threatening Carnival

Disgruntled police across Brazil are taking aim at the country's iconic Carnival celebration, raising threats to the annual street parties that draw hordes of foreigners as a way to press their

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Hurriyat observes shutdown in Kashmir
Srinagar, Feb 07 (IBNS) Kashmir Valley looked deserted on Tuesday in response to a shutdown call given by the Hurriyat hawk Syed Ali Shah Geelani against the shifting of political Kashmiri detainees outside Jammu and Kashmir.

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French strike grounds hundreds of flights
Hundreds of flights in France were cancelled on Tuesday, including 40 percent out of Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport, as unions ratcheted up pressure on day two of a strike over labor rights.

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Paris airports downplay early impact of strike

Air France and other airlines have so far limited the damage on Monday from a strike by aviation industry workers by canceling or rescheduling at least 100 flights in advance, Paris aviation

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