Greece faces strike amid fury over TV closure

Public services ground to a halt in Greece yesterday as unions launched a 24-hour general strike in protest over the government's sudden shutdown of public broadcaster ERT as part of sweeping cost-cutting measures.
Trains stood still, hospitals were operating on emergency footing and government offices were shut across the country as part of the action.
Air traffic controllers were due to participate in a two-hour work stoppage starting from 12:00 GMT and broadcast journalists held an indefinite strike because of the government's shock move.