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Argentina: Strike paralyses Buenos Aires and other cities
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-20417517------
Most trains and underground lines remained closed, flights were cancelled and there was little traffic in the streets of the capital.
This is the second big protest against the government of Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner in less than two weeks.
The unions are asking for lower income taxes, and there is general discontentment about the economy.
President Fernandez, who has been in power since 2007, has seen her approval ratings plunge after her re-election a year ago.
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