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Nationwide strike brings thousands to Italian streets over cost of living

Original: Thousands of people are taking to the streets across Italy, including in Rome, Milan and Turin, over the rising cost of

Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets across Italy, with rallies reported in Rome, Milan and Turin, over the rising cost of living, stagnant wages and high housing costs. The demonstrations coincided with a nationwide strike, drawing students, farmers and port workers as organisers press the government for wage and housing relief.

Why now: The nationwide strike and its scale in multiple cities are drawing wide public attention to Italians' cost-of-living grievances.

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