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03.04.2009, 08:47
Workers at a metal production factory in the Russian city of Zlatoust in the Urals have found themselves starving after their salaries were slashed by two-thirds, and their hunger strike has had little effect.
07.03.2009, 15:56
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Only one in every four Russians is keen to protest against falling living standards, with 60 per cent of the population saying they’re in no hurry to protest.
10.04.2009, 14:23
Mounting salary debts are forcing some companies to resort to radical moves in a bid to quell uproar. An arms factory in the Kirov region in central Russia has decided to hand over food to employees instead of money.
18.06.2009, 21:21
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Teachers’ wages have been halved and pensions slashed by 10%. This week’s astonishing reduction in public spending is likely to be repeated and protesters have vowed to protect the country's vital services.
16.04.2009, 00:53
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Obama's economic policies – specifically propping up the big banks - are unlikely to bring positive results, says James Pinkerton from the New America Foundation.
16.04.2009, 09:45
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Hundreds of anti-tax 'tea parties' have been held all over the US by protesters who think Obama's bank bailout and stimulus package are mortgaging the future for an easier present.
25.06.2009, 11:25
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The poor nations of the world have asked for financial aid to weather the global recession on the first day of a UN summit on the economic meltdown.
14.09.2009, 19:36
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On the eve of the anniversary of Black Monday, marking the credit crunch of 2008, President Dmitry Medvedev is hosting a major international conference on global security in the central Russian city of Yaroslavsl.
20.03.2010, 07:21
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Protestors took to the streets of New York demanding that one of America's biggest banks start to repay its billion dollar bailout and provide help for some of the city's homeless.
04.05.2010, 09:44
Demonstrations are sweeping across Greece as tougher economic measures are introduced by the government.
Published: 05 April, 2009, 04:17
The residents of Svetlogorye, an industrial town in the Far East of Russia, are learning to cope without money and food. After months of demanding their unpaid salaries many are experiencing misery and unemployment.
