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Labor unions, indigenous groups launch new anti-gov't protests in Colombia

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Bogota, Dec 4 (EFE-EPA).- Labor union members and university students, as well as indigenous protesters from different Colombian provinces, held a third national strike on Wednesday to express their rejection of conservative President Ivan Duque's socioeconomic policies.(CAMERA: Juan Diego Lopez)

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