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Economy
Argentine workers launch general strike against Milei reforms, austerity
Argentine unions launched a huge general strike on Thursday against painful austerity measures and planned reforms by new libertarian...
World
On This Day: Diego Maradona announced his retirement in 1994
Following are some of the major events to have occurred on April 6:
1917 - The United States declared war...
Economy
As Argentina food prices soar, more people scavenge to survive
Sandra Boluch, a fruit and vegetable seller in Buenos Aires, is seeing a worrying trend as inflation soars over...
World
In Argentina’s barrios, rising poverty stalks Milei’s austerity drive
Debora Blanco has lived for years with her eight children in a house on the outskirts of Buenos Aires...
World
Argentine state news agency Telam shut after Milei threat
Workers at Argentine state news agency Telam found the doors of the 80-year-old institution's office barred on Monday and...
World
‘Everything is melting’: Argentines seek cool as heat wave strikes
Argentines sought shade and tried to cool off in public fountains on Thursday as a heat wave hitting the...
World
Pope says he hopes to visit “suffering” Argentina this year
Pope Francis said on Sunday that the people of Argentina are suffering and that he hopes to be able...
Economy
Argentina, IMF reach deal to salvage debt program, unlock key funds
Argentina andthe International Monetary Fund (IMF) finalized the details of an agreement over the country's embattled $44 billion loan...
Economy
Argentina court suspends Milei’s ‘mega-decree’ labor reforms
A top Argentine court on Wednesday suspended a package of labor reforms decreed by new President Javier Milei last...
Economy
Argentina presidential decree met with market caution, public protests
Argentine sovereign debt rose on Thursday and stocks dipped after early gains, as market participants cautiously welcomed an emergency...
World
‘People are going to suffer’: Argentines grapple with austerity shock
On the streets of Buenos Aires, Argentines were starting to grapple on Wednesday with how they will be impacted...
Economy
Argentina devalues peso, cuts spending to treat fiscal deficit ‘addiction’
Argentina will weaken its peso over 50% to 800 per dollar, cut energy subsidies, and cancel tenders of public...
World
Argentine President Milei warns economic shock unavoidable in maiden speech
Argentina libertarian economist Javier Milei took office on Sunday warning in his maiden speech that he had no alternative...