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Spain: death of player Jesus de Miguel, football mourning

Andorra FC's goaltender, Jesus Owono, came out of silence on Wednesday, November 4, ensuring that he was living "the most difficult days" of his life, the day after the death of the attacker of Tenerife Jesus de Miguel, whom he had violently hit in the middle of the game on Monday, November 2. According to the Spanish press, Owono risks a heavy sports suspension and could end up in court for "manacring by negligence". Details of Maude Petit-Jové

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Spain: Maricarmen's death revives anger on housing

Hundreds of people paid tribute to 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal, who became the symbol of the housing crisis in Spain after his expulsion. His death comes at a time when the protest is intensifying: protestors demand, in particular, a framework for rents and a fight against real estate speculation. Following the rejection of two measures from the government in Parliament, the movement could impose itself as a major issue in the early legislative process of November 29.

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Spain: Maricarmen died, symbol of the housing crisis

Press coverage this Thursday, October 8th: the high school movement seen by the foreign press, the death of Maricarmen Abascal without being able to return to the housing from which she had been expelled to Madrid, the Tories' attempt to recover voters, and good news about biodiversity.

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Maricarmen's death in Madrid, a "murder due to real estate speculation"

Maricarmen, whose expulsion led to a citizen movement against the housing crisis in Spain, died at the hospital on Wednesday, reports France 24 correspondent in Madrid, Maude Petit-Jové. The demonstrators, gathered on the Puerta del Sol to denounce real estate speculation, learned this in the middle of AG. After a minute of silence, they denounced "murders." The movement continues: the general strike is scheduled for 11 November.

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Tennessee: A condemned to death survives two lethal injections

Christa Pike, sentenced to death for the murder of a classmate 30 years ago, survived the Tennessee State's attempt to execute her by lethal injection Wednesday night. An investigation has been opened and executions are suspended in Tennessee. The United Nations, for its part, calls for the abandonment of another attempt at execution.

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From death row to cryptos: Babak Zanjani, Iran's key man to circumvent sanctions

Architect of the circumvention of the Iranian oil embargo, billionaire Babak Zanjani was sentenced to death in 2016 in a corruption case before making an unexpected return in grace. Today, Washington suspects him to be at the head of a cryptocurrency platform managing payments received for transit through the Strait of Ormuz.