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Now playing Next Unreported Europe COVID-19 has created a new poverty class in Europe In this edition of Unreported Europe, we look at how Spain and Austria have been affected by the 'new poverty' created by the pandemic. We speak to people whose lives have been turned upside by the virus. 11/12/2020
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