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Pensioners shout slogans during a protest against the government's austerity measures and pension cuts in central Athens, Greece, on July 12, 2012.

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Pensioners march towards the Health Ministry in Athens on July 12, 2012.

Despite an ongoing heatwave, hundreds of pensioners marched in Athens and other Greek cities on Thursday to protest against the government's austerity measures and pension cuts, Agence France Presse reports.

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