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Argentina's Milei may find an unexpected friend in the IMF
AFP, Published on 22/11/2023
» WASHINGTON - What will the relationship be like between Javier Milei, Argentina's new self-described "anarcho-capitalist" president, and the IMF, with which the Latin American country has an ongoing $44 billion loan agreement?
Foragers and popsicle sellers: a micro-economy among US migrants
AFP, Published on 27/09/2023
» EAGLE PASS (UNITED STATES) - Marco Gonzalez used to fish the river between Mexico and Texas, but now he has a more lucrative harvest -- possessions abandoned by the thousands of migrants crossing the border from the south.
Argentina devalues peso after shock primary election result
AFP, Published on 15/08/2023
» BUENOS AIRES - Argentine monetary authorities on Monday devalued the peso by around 20 percent as the country reeled from the strong showing of far-right politician Javier Milei in a presidential primary election.
More than 2,700 detained in Philippine trafficking crackdown
AFP, Published on 27/06/2023
» MANILA: Philippine authorities have detained more than 2,700 people during raids on several buildings in Manila where hundreds of trafficking victims were paid to recruit players for online games, police said on Tuesday.
Argentina ramps interest rate to 97% as inflation soars
AFP, Published on 16/05/2023
» BUENOS AIRES: Argentina's central bank hiked its base interest rate Monday by six points to 97% as the government prepares to announce a spate of measures to tackle soaring inflation ahead of October's general election.
Dominican government razes homes to erect wall on Haiti border
AFP, Published on 24/03/2023
» DAJABóN (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC) - Leocadio Guzman is one of dozens of residents of La Mara in the Dominican Republic whose house was torn down by the military.
Fakery and fraud: Energy scammers cast 'wide net' on Facebook
AFP, Published on 08/02/2023
» WASHINGTON: A Filipino consumer fumes as she rips open a portable charger to discover she has been conned -- the batteries are choked with sand, making her yet another victim of scammers on Facebook.
Philippine court dismisses tax case against Pacquiao
AFP, Published on 08/10/2022
» MANILA - Philippine boxing legend Manny Pacquiao on Friday won a years-long court battle to avoid paying tens of millions of dollars in extra taxes after an appeals court dismissed the case against him.
Philippine torture victim relives horror as dictator's son rises
AFP, Published on 23/02/2022
» Ferdinand Marcos Junior's quest for the Philippine presidency has Loretta Rosales recoiling in horror remembering the nightmare she went through standing up to his late father's brutal rule.
'Life-changing' or scam? Blockchain game helps Philippines' poor earn
AFP, Published on 15/02/2022
» MANILA: Dominic Lumabi sits on the computer in his Manila bedroom pitting his puffer fish-like cartoon NFT characters against others. But this is not just a game -- he is earning cryptocurrency to support his family during the pandemic.