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- In Santiago, Chile, protests over increased metro fares cause President Sebastián Piñera (pictured) to declare a state of emergency.
- Several Lebanese cabinet ministers resign amid protests after the government announces plans to tax gasoline, tobacco, and online phone calls.
- The Testaments by Margaret Atwood and Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo jointly win the Booker Prize for Fiction.
- The trial of Catalonia independence leaders concludes with nine prison sentences, sparking protests across the region.
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