ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek ships sailed again from the busy ports of Piraeus and Rafina on Wednesday after the government ordered seamen to end a six-day strike that cut off dozens of islands from the mainland and caused food shortages.
Eager to show international lenders it is facing down powerful unions and sticking with hated reforms and wage cuts, this is the second time in two weeks that Prime Minister Antonis Samaras's government has taken such action to break a strike.
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