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World leaders to rally climate fight ahead of Amazon summit
AFP, Published on 06/11/2025
» BELéM (BRAZIL) - World leaders meet Thursday in the Brazilian Amazon in an effort to show that climate change remains a top global priority despite broken promises and the United States shunning the gathering.
Trump to impose new 25% tariffs on steel, aluminium
AFP, Published on 10/02/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump plans to slap 25 percent tariffs on steel and aluminium imports Monday, prompting threats of retaliation from Europe and a warning from China that there are no winners in a trade war.
‘Shock therapy’ begins in Argentina
AFP, Published on 21/12/2023
» BUENOS AIRES - Argentine President Javier Milei has announced a series of measures to deregulate the country's struggling economy, eliminating or changing more than 300 rules via presidential decree, including on rent and labour practices.
Argentina's Milei warns of 'shock' austerity as he takes office
AFP, Published on 11/12/2023
» BUENOS AIRES - Argentina's Javier Milei was sworn in on Sunday, warning the country to brace itself for painful austerity measures as he seeks to cut spending and curb triple-digit inflation, all with empty coffers.
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?
Milei says could take two years to tame Argentina's inflation
AFP, Published on 21/11/2023
» BUENOS AIRES - President-elect Javier Milei said Monday that it could take between 18 and 24 months to bring Argentina's rampant inflation under control, as he outlined his plans to reform the economy.
Milei says could take two years to tame Argentina's high inflation
AFP, Published on 20/11/2023
» BUENOS AIRES - President-elect Javier Milei said Monday that it could take between 18 and 24 months to bring Argentina's rampant inflation under control, as he outlined his plans to reform the economy.
Javier Milei: outsider who ignited Argentine rage to become president
AFP, Published on 20/11/2023
» BUENOS AIRES: With his wild hair and powered-up chainsaw, the libertarian Javier Milei has upended Argentine politics in a meteoric rise from obscurity to the presidency, riding a wave of fury over decades of economic decline and rampant inflation.
Argentina holds cliffhanger election with economy at stake
AFP, Published on 19/11/2023
» BUENOS AIRES - Desperate for a way out of a crippling economic crisis, Argentines will vote Sunday in a nail-biter election race between embattled Economy Minister Sergio Massa and the libertarian outsider Javier Milei.
Argentines vote, seeking elixir for economic ills
AFP, Published on 22/10/2023
» BUENOS AIRES - Argentines began voting Sunday in a presidential election dominated by fury over decades of economic decline and record inflation that has propelled political outsider Javier Milei to the front of a tight race.