Algerian unions refuse to support PM's efforts to form government
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Thirteen Algerian unions have refused to back newly-appointed Prime Minister Noureddine Bedoui’s efforts to form a government he hopes will placate protesters who are pressuring President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and his inner circle to step down.