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Spain : patients rage at hospital cuts
Ever since her father had his heart attack years ago, 76-year-old Maria has been fiercely devoted to Spain's public hospitals. Now that authorities are planning...
Spain : Madrid hospitals strike against crisis cuts
Doctors and staff at public hospitals in Madrid launched a strike Monday complaining that authorities plan to privatise health services to save money in...
Spain : health workers in the streets in Madrid on Sunday
Tens of thousands of Spanish doctors, nurses and hospital staff marched through the capital Madrid on Sunday to protest budget cuts and privatisations, the...
France : surgeons on strike over pay limits
French surgeons began on Monday an open-ended strike to protest against perceived threats to their freedom and pay.
The protest has been called by 30...
Spain : health unrest with pharmacy strikes over unpaid bills
Hundreds of pharmacies closed in eastern Spain on Monday in a strike to demand the government step in because indebted regional authorities cannot pay...
Portugal : health workers strike over budget cuts
Thousands of doctors and nurses in Portugal launched a two-day nationwide strike on Wednesday over sweeping cuts in the health budget, in a protest...
Spain : doctors protest cuts in Barcelona
Hundreds of doctors in white coats and other health workers demonstrated Tuesday in Barcelona, blocking traffic in protest at crisis spending cuts that have...
Greek doctors strike against revamp
Greek doctors began a four-day strike Monday against an overhaul of health care dictated by the European Union and the IMF to aid the...
Britain warns travellers over French strikes
Britain's government Friday warned citizens travelling to France to avoid potentially violent demonstrations and to expect serious disruption amid ongoing strikes against controversial pension...
Short news : London Underground train strike
Millions of commuters in London face travel chaos Monday as the latest 24-hour strike on the Underground train network causes major disruption to the...
British Airways strike: flights cancelled, passengers remain covered
A cabin crew strike, the first in 13 years, cancelled some flights of the British company. The company confirmed the three days strike (March...
2,000 insurance agents of AIG’s Taiwan unit protest against a proposal to sell the local unit
About 2,000 insurance agents for a local unit of American International Group protested Wednesday against a proposal to sell the company's Taiwan unit to...
