Politics

Tuesday, May 7th 2024 - 14:52 UTC
Argentina introduces 10,000 peso banknotes amid soaring inflation

Argentina has introduced a new denomination of banknotes, the 10,000 peso bill (equivalent to about 10 U.S. dollars), in response to the country's ongoing struggle with high inflation. The Central Bank of Argentina (BCRA) announced that these new banknotes will gradually enter circulation starting this Tuesday and be available at bank branches and ATMs nationwide.
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Tuesday, May 7th 2024 - 10:53 UTC
Bolivia: Evo Morales displaces from MAS leadership

Former President Evo Morales has been deposed as leader of Bolivia's Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) after a party congress over the weekend chose Grover Garcia to chair the political movement. The winner is aligned with incumbent President Luis Arce Catacora, a former ally of Morales' who has become his deadliest enemy in recent years. García stems from the Single Confederation of Bolivian Peasant Workers Union (CSUTCB) and was also mayor of the municipality of Tiraque.
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Monday, May 6th 2024 - 23:28 UTC
Milei: Malvinas not a priority

Argentine President Javier Milei insisted on praising former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and acknowledged that the Falkland Islands were rightfully to remain under British rule.
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Monday, May 6th 2024 - 21:59 UTC
Call warning of a bomb at AMIA HQs a hoax

A bomb threat at the Buenos Aires headquarters of the Argentine Israeli Mutual Association (AMIA) Monday afternoon was determined to be a hoax, according to Federal Police sources and authorities from the Jewish welfare group alike. The detonation of an explosive device at the old AMIA building on July 18, 1994, left 85 people dead and triggered a saga of investigations that have yielded almost no conclusive results to this day.
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Monday, May 6th 2024 - 20:34 UTC
After EU June elections, agreement with Mercosur can be reached: “A matter of time and timing”, EU negotiator

The Mercosur/European Union trade and cooperation agreement, “is a complicated process but it is also a matter of time and timing”, according to Rupert Schlegelmilch, chief EU negotiator of the accord who recently visited Mercosur country and associate members to meet government officials and business groups to confirm EU's determination to finish the deal.
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Monday, May 6th 2024 - 18:52 UTC
No diplomatic conflict between Argentina and Spain following Minister's remarks about Milei

Spain's Government Monday ruled out any diplomatic conflict with Argentina after Transport Minister Oscar Puente's derogatory remarks last week against Javier Milei, whose spokesman Manuel Adorni said in Buenos Aires that “for us, it is a settled issue.”
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Monday, May 6th 2024 - 15:50 UTC
Uruguay: National Party leader arrested for fabricating assault claims against candidate Orsi

In Uruguay, the unfolding saga surrounding the allegations against former Canelones department (province) mayor and current Presidential pre-candidate for the Broad Front (Frente Amplio), Yamandú Orsi, has taken a dramatic turn as Romina Celeste Papasso, a leader of the National Party (Partido Nacional), was arrested on Monday for fabricating false accusations against Orsi. Furthermore, an arrest warrant has been issued for Paula Díaz, the trans woman who initially filed the criminal complaint against Orsi.
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Monday, May 6th 2024 - 10:24 UTC
Air services in Argentina to be affected by workers' strike

Airline services might be disrupted Monday at 24 Argentine airports on Monday as workers plan to hold assemblies between 8 and 11 am to protest against some of the latest measures announced by the Libertarian administration of President Javier Milei and also in anticipation of others that may come into force should the so-called Omnibus Law bill be passed by the Senate after the Lower House's nod last week.
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Monday, May 6th 2024 - 10:20 UTC
Federal gov't to rebuild Rio Grande do Sul's roads, says Lula

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced Sunday that the Federal government would provide the funding for the reconstruction of every road in the State of Rio Grande do Sul destroyed by the storms, be them national or local, Agência Brasil reported. The head of state also pledged to reduce the bureaucracy involved in the work.
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Monday, May 6th 2024 - 08:04 UTC
Milei lands in LA for gathering with world personalities

Argentine President Javier Milei arrived in Los Angeles Sunday to participate at Milken Institute's global conference too be staged Monday at the Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills bringing together a series of world political and business leaders. It is Milei's fourth trip to the United States since winning the elections and third since he took office.
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