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Portugal’s Housing Protest Draws Thousands After Police Clashes

Thousands of people took to the streets of Portugal’s second-largest city Thursday to protest against the country’s soaring home prices after the police clashed with demonstrators in the early morning hours, increasing pressure on the government to act.

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