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  "id": 19589377,
  "title": "General strike over housing brings out hundreds of thousands in Spain",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/general-strike-over-housing-brings-out-hundreds-of-thousands-in-spain",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T02:42:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/property/2026/11/1575946/general-strike-over-housing-brings-out-hundreds-thousands-spain"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hundreds of thousands of protesters marched across Spain in a general strike over housing affordability and purchasing power, just weeks before a snap general election. The strike, the first nationwide 24-hour stoppage in Spain since 2012, saw an estimated 120,000 demonstrators in central Madrid, carrying placards shaped like houses and chanting for more affordable housing. The protests were sparked by the eviction of an 87-year-old pensioner in Madrid in September, leading to nationwide demonstrations. In Barcelona, around 55,000 people marched through the city's Passeig de Gracia commercial thoroughfare, with union leader Pepe Alvarez calling the participation \"massive\" and the strike a \"huge success.\" However, business leaders dismissed the strike as a failure, citing normal activity in most sectors. Police used rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse small groups of protesters in Barcelona and Madrid. The strike was called after a wave of nationwide protests over access to housing, with union leaders vowing to put an end to the housing business in the country.",
  "summary": "MADRID: Hundreds of thousands of protesters marched across Spain on Wednesday during a general strike over housing affordability and purchasing power just weeks before an early general election.",
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      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Spain's first general strike in 14 years, 3 weeks before national polls",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/spains-first-general-strike-in-14-years-3-weeks-before-national-polls",
        "published": "2026-11-11T10:30:07.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Clashes erupt in Spain as workers stage nationwide strike",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/clashes-erupt-in-spain-as-workers-stage-nationwide-strike",
        "published": "2026-11-11T13:16:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Spain sees widespread disruption in first general strike for 14 years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/spain-sees-widespread-disruption-in-first-general-strike-for-14-years-19529690",
        "published": "2026-11-11T18:00:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Four million stage general strike in Spain over national housing crisis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/four-million-stage-general-strike-in-spain-over-national-housing",
        "published": "2026-11-11T18:03:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Spain: Housing crisis prompts general strike, mass nighttime protests",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/spain-housing-crisis-prompts-general-strike-mass-nighttime-protests",
        "published": "2026-11-11T21:58:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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