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‘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.
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Yellen urges China to shift from 'unfair' state-driven economic policy
AFP, Published on 15/12/2023
» WASHINGTON - United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called Thursday for China to shift from a state-driven approach in economic policy, saying that this can discourage investors.
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Ukraine steps up pressure on its allies for action against Russia
AFP, Published on 10/09/2023
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Ukraine stepped up the pressure on its Western allies Saturday, deploring the lack of progress on setting up an international tribunal to try Russia's leaders and on the transfer of frozen Russian assets.
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Polish govt plays anti-EU, anti-German card ahead of polls
AFP, Published on 12/08/2023
» WARSAW - Poland's populist, nationalist government is increasingly taking an anti-German, anti-European Union stance in the run-up to the October 15 legislative elections in the hope of mobilising its most loyal followers, analysts say.
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Over 40 dead in gang violence, fire at Honduras women's prison
AFP, Published on 21/06/2023
» TEGUCIGALPA - At least 41 people were killed Tuesday at a women's prison in Honduras, where violent clashes between rival gangs sparked a fire that tore through part of the facility, police said.
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With record unemployment, China's youth confront bleak job market
AFP, Published on 20/06/2023
» BEIJING - Rather than celebrating finishing university, this summer Chinese graduates shared photos of themselves theatrically throwing their degrees into bins, underscoring the bleak outlook as youth unemployment sits at a record high.
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When is an eSport not an eSport? Olympic event puzzles gamers
AFP, Published on 20/06/2023
» SINGAPORE - ESports has long been derided as "not a real sport". But now, an Olympic-organised event is being dismissed by competitive gamers as not real eSports.
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Building fever grips Greece as tourism booms
AFP, Published on 12/04/2023
» PAROS, Greece: It's early morning in the picturesque village of Naoussa on the Greek island of Paros, and jackhammers are already echoing as locals ready for what they hope will be a record tourist season.
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UAE declines to extradite South Africa's Gupta brothers
AFP, Published on 07/04/2023
» JOHANNESBURG: South Africa said Friday it had learned with "shock and dismay" that the United Arab Emirates had turned down its request to extradite two brothers accused of orchestrating industrial-scale corruption.
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Africa pays the price as China and Russia muscle in
AFP, Published on 15/03/2023
» DOHA - China and Russia are bolstering their presence in Africa to tap its rich natural resources, analysts say, amid grave warnings from UN agencies the world's poorest countries face accumulating crippling debts.
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