Learn “snap”, “displaced” in slow English. From: Spain calls early election after housing measures fail.
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- Spain calls early election after housing measures fail
- Yemen government announces campaign against Houthi forces
- US Marine arrested in Okinawa murder case, prompting Japanese protest
- US Supreme Court takes up major climate case
- BT agrees to buy TalkTalk in deal aimed at securing services and jobs
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- The GuardianSpain’s Sánchez calls snap election amid national housing crisis – Europe live
- NPRSpain's prime minister calls early elections as pressure mounts over housing crisis
- Al JazeeraSpain’s PM Pedro Sanchez calls snap election amid housing crisis
- France 24Spanish PM Sanchez calls snap election as pressure mounts over housing crisis
- RechercheThe conservative People’s party, far-right Vox and Catalan pro-independence party Junts voted against both decrees.
- RechercheHousing protests spread to more than 50 Spanish cities after the eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal from her Madrid home, where she had lived for 70 years.
- RechercheAt a Madrid protest on October 3, authorities estimated the crowd at 70,000, while organizers estimated 500,000.
- RechercheAs background to the housing crisis, rents in Spain had risen 80% over a decade, while home prices had climbed 63%, according to figures cited by The Guardian in September.
- Al JazeeraYemen forces claim to seize Dhubab, sites near Bab al-Mandeb from Houthis
- Al JazeeraYemen war escalates: What’s the latest, as government forces claim gains?
- France 24Yemen's government declares major operation against Houthis
- RechercheThe article reported nearly 200,000 people displaced in Yemen since fighting escalated in early September, most of them from Taiz governorate, citing Yemen’s Executive Unit for IDP Camps Management.
- NPRU.S. Marine arrested for alleged murder of a woman in Okinawa, Japan
- BBC NewsUS Marine arrested over murder of woman in Japan's Okinawa
- Deutsche WelleJapan: US Marine arrested in Okinawa on suspicion of murder
- RecherchePast crimes involving US personnel have fueled longstanding protests and friction on Okinawa. In 2017, a former US Marine and civilian base worker was sentenced to life in prison for raping and murdering a local woman.
- RechercheAbout 70 per cent of US military facilities in Japan are located on Okinawa, according to CNA.
- RechercheABC News reports that Colorado officials say mountain pine beetles have affected more than 700,000 acres in the state. The outbreak and other climate-related impacts are part of the harms local governments cite in the case.
- NPRSupreme Court's new term kicks off with blockbuster climate change case
- The GuardianBT strikes deal to rescue broadband firm TalkTalk; euro slides amid France debt burden fears – business live
- BBC NewsBT agrees rescue deal to buy broadband operator TalkTalk