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Friday to Friday: World events that caught our attention

“I left the house and went to war to give the land in Grenada to the peasants.” Grenada, Grenada, Grenada is mine. What’s going on in Spain is massive...

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Friday to Friday: World events that caught our attention

“I left the house and went to war to give the land in Grenada to the peasants.” Grenada, Grenada, Grenada is mine. There are mass protests and the first general strike in 14 years due to the acute housing crisis, speculation in the real estate market and low wages. The people reached the limit - and the strength to endure no more. About four million people took to the streets demanding change. Protesters blocked roads and burned tires in Valencia, Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, Córdoba, Malaga, Zaragoza. Spain once seemed like a paradise on earth.

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Brooklyn. On Thursday night, a building collapsed here. According to CNN, 19 people died, including seven children and one pregnant woman. New York State Legislature MP Rodniz Bichot Germelin said the collapsed house had not been properly maintained for years.

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Are you afraid of sharks? In Somalia, this is the main type of fishing. This fisherman carries prey to the famous fish market in the city of Mogadishu. By the way, shark meat resembles a delicate veal without bones (sharks only have a cartilaginous skeleton), but requires long soaking, since in its unprocessed form it has a sharp smell of ammonia and a bitter aftertaste.

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Swimming in the Ganges River is not recommended. Experts say it is one of the most polluted rivers in the world, with water containing high levels of fecal bacteria and industrial waste. Bathing here threatens infection with cholera, hepatitis, typhoid, dysentery, severe intestinal infections and other big troubles. But this is for tourists, and the locals are used to it. Make nails out of these people!

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