Greek seamen, farmers protest government cuts, reforms

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek seamen extended a strike to protest government austerity for a further 48 hours on Sunday, meaning that dozens of islands will have been cut off from the mainland for six days. Farmers also briefly disrupted traffic on several major motorways across Greece in the latest wave of protest over budget cuts and labour reform that is needed to satisfy international lenders. Greece's biggest labour union has called a general 24-hour strike for February 20. ...