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MADRID — The Spanish government approved new austerity measures and a limited economic-stimulus package Friday to ease investor fears about its debt — and insisted again it was taking strong steps to right its ailing economy.
Markets responded positively, but the country was thrown into chaos again Friday night after air-traffic controllers unexpectedly staged a massive sickout, stranding hundreds of thousands of travelers on the eve of a long holiday weekend, just hours after the government approved a plan to partially privatize key airports.
