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Total Strike In Lisbon On Garbage Collection

Residents of Lisbon, Portugal, wake up surrounded by garbage on December 26. Garbage collection workers announce that they will stop work during Christmas and New Year's week. It is a total strike on December 26 and 27. Lisbon City Council installs 57 containers to try to soften the effect of the strike. (Photo by Nuno Cruz/NurPhoto)

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