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A combination of rising fuel costs, discontent with the education systems, declining public services and an overwhelming housing crisis, in proximity to several pivotal elections created a perfect storm for protesters in France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Albania, Belgium, Chile, Brazil, and India.

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00:09Youth-led protests have turned violent across major European cities. A combination of rising
00:16fuel costs discontent with the education system, declining public services, and an overwhelming
00:22housing crisis created a perfect storm for protesters. The approaching elections in France,
00:28Italy, and Spain could prove to be pivotal as far-right parties make strong gains in neighbouring
00:34nations. The violence has descended into looting on the streets in many tourist hotspots. In France,
00:41a historic 143-year-old town hall was destroyed by fire on October 17.
01:04B judges 1, 123-year-old town hall
01:12Highway 1, 184-year-old town hall
01:16A
01:31In Madrid, protests began in response to the eviction of Mary Carmen, an 87-year-old woman
01:37living in public housing who later died while hospitalised.
01:52Meanwhile, in Italy, protesters marched against the news that inflation had risen to 4.2%
01:58in September.
02:11After peaceful demonstrations turned violent, a new group of rioters formed, calling itself
02:16the October 17 movement, vowing for permanent mobilisation and demonstrations every Saturday
02:23at 3pm in cities all over Italy.
02:52In Albania, students joined an anti-government group known as the
02:55Flamingo movement, calling for the Socialist Prime Minister to resign.
03:00Enquirer in France,激励 him!
03:03Oh!
03:05philip!
03:11Oh!
03:13Boing!
03:15Oh!
03:23Oh!
03:25Oh!
03:26Oh!
03:29Oh!
03:42Meanwhile, protests have also sparked in parts of South America and in Asia.
03:48Brazilian students took to the streets ahead of elections out of fear of a possible return
03:53to a far-right presidency.
03:57In Chile, students are challenging the government's education policies.
04:18And in India, a grassroots youth movement known as the Cockroach Janta has been demanding
04:24electoral accountability in the voting system.
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