ATHENS: Workers across Greece launched a general strike on Thursday to protest an unpopular pension overhaul that has sparked a major backlash against embattled leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.

The 24-hour industrial action—the third general strike in as many months—has stopped train and ferry services and grounded dozens of flights.

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