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Marches Begin to Mark Colombia's Third National Strike

Reuters

   BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - Colombian unions and student groups held a third
   national strike Wednesday amid fraught talks between protest leaders
   and the government over President Ivan Duque's social and economic
   policies.

   The strike was the latest demonstration in two weeks of protests, which
   have drawn hundreds of thousands of marchers and put pressure on
   Duque's proposed tax reform, which lowers duties on businesses.

   The protests prompted him to announce a "great national dialogue" on
   social issues, but government efforts to stop new demonstrations have
   failed as the union-led National Strike Committee has stuck firmly to
   demands for one-on-one talks and refused to call off protests.

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