Portugal public workers go on strike amid new wage cuts
Portuguese public workers have gone on a 24-hour nationwide strike to protest against the government's new round of wage and pension cuts.
Among those who joined the walkout on Friday were hospital workers, teachers and trash collectors.
Medical workers had hung banners along the railings of hospitals reading, "Against the dismantling of the state" and "Hard-won rights cannot be stolen."
Protesters are against the government's new austerity measures introduced in the country's budget for 2014.