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Spain’s housing crisis drives 4 million workers into nationwide strike

MADRID, Spain — Millions of Spanish workers walked off the job Wednesday in a nationwide strike over soaring rents, a shortage of affordable homes and rising evictions. Demonstrations drew crowds in Madrid, Barcelona and cities across the country, with unions estimating that 4 million people took part — roughly one-fifth of Spain’s workforce. The walkout, the country’s first general strike
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