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  • The title is not wrong, bedevils in this context are burdens / weighs

    The title in French (translate with depl)

    Le gouvernement socialiste espagnol est confronté à une crise du logement "insoutenable

    Translate back to English

    Spain’s Socialist government faces an “unsustainable” housing crisis

    The article also mentions that the government is trying to push through laws such as rent caps, punishments for landlords to improve housing.


  • Most religions in China get the same treatment from the CCP.

    Christian communities have had similar experiences.

    In 2016, thousands of crosses were torn down from churches throughout Zhejiang Province. The authorities have also broken up congregations that have not been approved by the state, while church leaders have been arrested and jailed.

    The demolition of domes, crosses and minarets and their replacement by Chinese-styled tiled roofs and Buddhist-styled pagodas. It involves mandatory patriotic education for Buddhist, Christian and Muslim clergy and it entails party-approved sermons and prayers.

    South of Xinjiang in Tibet, the authorities have restricted the practice of Tibetan Buddhism over the last decade. Religious festivals have been banned more frequently and government employees, teachers and students have been barred from participating in religious activities.

    https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/26/a-jealous-god-china-remakes-religions-in-its-own-image