Furthermore, open interest at the March 11 strike fell to 11, 268 contracts, while open interest at the March 13 strike rose to 17, 878 contracts.

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And Germany's Lufthansa, whose ground crew and cabin staff are on strike over pay, fell 3%.

BBC: European airlines see shares fall

The Tykes fell behind to a Steven Fletcher strike but hit back 60 seconds later through Jon Macken and then in first-half stoppage time with a spectacular strike from Anderson De Silva.

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Analysts say the poor performance is partly due to bad news in the European airline sector which was hit by poor results at Swiss Air, whose shares fell 29%, and a strike threat by pilots at Lufthansa.

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Pompey's best chance fell to Piquionne, who could only strike the outstretched left leg of Gomes as he raced clear into the penalty area.

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Hibs fell behind early in the game to a wonderful strike from former Easter Road favourite Scott Brown and lost another goal soon after the interval when a Glenn Loovens header crept over the line.

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In fact, in the five years prior to the Hollywood's writer's strike, viewership for Emmy-winning dramas fell 12% the following season.

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In fact, during the five years prior to the writers strike, viewership for Emmy-winning drama series actually fell 12% the following season.

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And while the number of strikes in Pennsylvania fell in 2007-2008, the time kids were furloughed during each strike rose to an average of almost 13 days.

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The ball fell to Vassell and he powered in at the second attempt after his first strike was blocked by Van der Sar.

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