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Spain grinds to a halt as first general strike in 14 years hits flights, trains and cities
Spain is holding its first nationwide general strike since 2012 on Wednesday, with unions protesting over wages, housing and the cost of living as transport runs at minimum service and a storm sweeps in on the same day.
Thousands of students and workers march across Italy in nationwide strike over living costs and school funding
Students and workers marched in dozens of Italian cities on Friday in a general strike called by the USB union, demanding more school funding, relief from soaring living costs and an end to rising defence spending, in protests that remained largely peaceful.