Paraguay paralyzed by anti-privatization strike

Published March 26, 2014 5:01pm ET



ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) — Public life in Paraguay was largely paralyzed on Wednesday by a nationwide strike against the privatization plans of President Horacio Cartes.

The strike stopped bus and taxi service and closed schools and most businesses in the South American country, union leader Aldo Snead said.

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