Calls for a civil strike in line with Port Said have spread around Egypt.

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The strike sparked a huge explosion that engulfed vehicles that had been waiting in line.

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The majority of workers who participated in this strike were workers from the OQC (onsite quality control) line.

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However, Malouda was recalled in place of Yoann Gourcuff in a line-up that kept faith with a world class strike-force, spearheaded by Nicolas Anelka, that has failed to register an international goal since last November.

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In Israel, a lawmaker close to hard-line Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stopped short of confirming involvement in the strike.

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Workers on the Piccadilly Line on London Underground (LU) are to be balloted for strike action in a row over working conditions.

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Skipper Adam Barrett tried to clear a weak Wordsworth strike but his foot stuck in the sand close to the goal and the ball dribbled over the line.

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Believing in the president and having their hopes for justice raised and dashed so many times since the order to close Guantanamo was first signed in 2009 is what drove the men at Guantanamo to put their lives on the line with this hunger strike.

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