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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 11 Jun 2014

    Airport workers in Rio de Janeiro calling for pay rise and World Cup bonus declare 24-hour strike

    3:23 PM - 11 Jun 2014
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    • Ayesha Nelson Dr. Catherine Cheung HelloMD アルふマⅠ Daniel Kingston Izzy mairi mackechnie Paco ≈ Panch ≈ Paquín Chrissy
    154 replies 1,141 retweets 325 likes
      1. Dad‏Verified account @fivefifths 11 Jun 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        It begins RT @BBCBreaking: Airport workers in Rio de Janeiro calling for pay rise and World Cup bonus declare 24-hour strike

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      2. Alan Beattie‏ @alanbeattie 11 Jun 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        Somewhere, Bob Crow is smiling RT @BBCBreaking: Airport workers in Rio calling for pay rise and World Cup bonus declare 24-hour strike

        1 reply 11 retweets 9 likes
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      1. Lei Seca RJ‏ @LeiSecaRJ 11 Jun 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        MORE INFO PLEASE! RT @BBCBreaking: Airport workers in Rio de Janeiro calling for pay rise and World Cup bonus declare 24-hour strike

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      1. Garrett Quinn‏ @GarrettQuinn 11 Jun 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        Sepp Blatter call your office RT: @BBCBreaking: Airport workers in Rio calling for pay rise and World Cup bonus declare 24-hour strike

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      2. Lei Seca RJ‏ @LeiSecaRJ 11 Jun 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        ALGUÉM INFORMA? RT @BBCBreaking: Airport workers in Rio de Janeiro calling for pay rise and World Cup bonus declare 24-hour strike

        5 replies 4 retweets 2 likes
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      1. 8 dias‏ @crispcrispp 11 Jun 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        “@BBCBreaking: Airport workers in RJ calling for pay rise and World Cup bonus declare 24-hour strike” #VaiTerCopaSim e será um vexame

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      1. Jo Bennett‏ @jbenn1157 12 Jun 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking airport workers @KIAMANSTON calling for their jobs & their airport back Is anybody listening? #savemanston

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      1. Brady B‏ @bradyrb 11 Jun 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        “@BBCBreaking: Airport workers in Rio de Janeiro calling for pay rise and World Cup bonus declare 24-hour strike” fuuuuuuuuuuckkkedd

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      1. Patsy Adolph‏ @Patsyastrid 11 Jun 2014
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        @BBCBreaking Brasil va a ser un caos

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      1. Julian Gill‏ @JulianGill2 12 Jun 2014
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        @jessicaminnis got here Tuesday :D thanks for checkin

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      1. mills70‏ @mills70disco 12 Jun 2014
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        @BBCBreaking Ha ha!!! Go on Rio! Bring the world to its knees!! Trolley dollies of the world unite!

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      1. Vuthaya‏ @vuthaya 11 Jun 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        “@BBCBreaking: Airport workers in Rio de Janeiro calling for pay rise and World Cup bonus declare 24-hour strike” how smart!

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      1. Michael Flewelling‏ @Flewdaddy 11 Jun 2014
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        “@BBCBreaking: Airport workers in Rio de Janeiro calling for pay rise and World Cup bonus declare 24-hour strike” @DunkArruda

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      1. Stuart Brown‏ @andrebrown292 11 Jun 2014
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        “@BBCBreaking: Airport workers in Rio de Janeiro calling for pay rise and World Cup bonus declare 24-hour strike” #surprisednot

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      1. Liz Gannon Andrade‏ @lgannonandrade 11 Jun 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking As I recall London public transport did same thing Day One of the Olympics. Suck it up.

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