Metro and tram workers go on strike in Athens
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A traffic jam blocks a main street in Athens, Thursday. Traffic was slowed for hours in the Greek capital as a 24-hour strike, that was called by metro and tram workers to protest the government's austerity plan, forced people to drive their cars instead of riding in public transport. [EPA]