In this task, you are given a sentence in Spanish and your task is to translate it into English. In translation, keep the numbers and capitalization (capitalize only the first word of each sentence and name).

Q: La región mediterránea ha tenido que luchar por su desarrollo tratando de superar esta adversidad siglo a siglo, año a año, día a día hasta hoy mismo.

A: The Mediterranean region has had to fight for its development by trying to overcome this adversity, century after century, year after year, day after day, and is still doing so today.
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Q: Dicho sea de paso, es todavía más asombroso que el Consejo no haya intervenido.

A: And let me say in passing, it is even more astonishing that the Council allowed it to.
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Q: Sin embargo, la fuente de agua clara amenaza con secarse...

A:
But the source is threatening to run dry.
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