Tens of thousands of people, mostly students and workers, protested across Italy
Tens of thousands, mostly students and workers, took to the streets across Italy Friday during a nationwide strike, demanding higher wages and public services, Reuters reported. Al Jazeera said rallies targeted living costs, education funding, housing and wars in the Middle East. NBC News reported opposition to military spending, troop deployment and expected port blockades in Genoa, Livorno and Trieste.
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Reuters said Friday's nationwide walkout brought tens of thousands, many of them students and workers, onto streets throughout Italy. Protesters called for better pay and stronger public services. Al Jazeera and NBC News said demonstrators also objected to living costs, education funding, housing support and military spending. Al Jazeera reported that security had been tightened. The USB union's general strike drew truckers, taxi drivers and farmers, and NBC News said troops had been deployed. NBC News said port shutdowns were anticipated in Genoa, Livorno, Trieste and elsewhere. Unions joined counterparts in France, Greece, Spain, Turkiye and Morocco to press for an end to Middle East conflicts, including the war in Gaza, and to militarisation of ports, Al Jazeera reported.
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Reuters reports tens of thousands taking to the streets across Italy during the strike. Al Jazeera and NBC News also report nationwide demonstrations tied to the strike, with distinct coverage.