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Housing protests sweep Madrid and Barcelona after Spain’s workers strike, with clashes erupting

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Source: McAlester News-Capital

Millions of Spanish workers have shut down businesses and disrupted transportation in a protest over housing costs. The strike on Wednesday was the first general strike in Spain in 14 years. The strike culminated in huge marches of tens of…

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