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Argentina’s annual March 24 commemoration of the 1976 military coup that ushered in the country’s violent right-wing dictatorship is acquiring new urgency under the government of President Javier Milei.
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Thousands of union members and activists are taking to the streets of Argentina’s capital to protest President Javier Milei’s sweeping program of cutbacks, deregulation and austerity measures meant to reform the country’s struggling economy.
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The administration of Argentine President Javier Milei says the government won't renew contracts for more than 5,000 employees hired this year before he took office.
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Six jerseys worn by soccer superstar Lionel Messi during Argentina's winning run at last year's World Cup have sold for $7.8 million. The auction house Sotheby's says Thursday's final price for the shirts is the highest price for an item of sports memorabilia this year.
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Argentina has announced a sharp devaluation of its currency and cuts to energy and transportation subsidies as part of shock adjustments new President Javier Milei says are needed to deal with an economic emergency.
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COMMENTARY There's a lot of focus on the potential threat to Argentina's democracy from its president-elect, but the Argentine pope has his own anti-democratic issues.
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Right-winger Javier Milei's landslide presidential victory on Sunday was more crushing among expats — many of whom left Argentina to flee chronic economic crises.
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A former TV pundit and ultra-conservative economist has won Argentina's presidential election. Now he faces the challenge of turning around a crippled economy with staggering inflation of over 140%
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COMMENTARY Sunday's reactionary populism-versus-smug liberalism clash in Argentina holds lessons for next year's U.S. presidential race between Trump and Biden.
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Argentine minister's surprise showing sets up presidential election run-off with right-wing populistArgentina's economy minister has produced a big surprise by finishing first in the opening round of the presidential election over a front-running right-wing populist who wants to drastically diminish the government.
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Presidential candidate Javier Milei wants to replace the peso with the dollar, has said thinks climate change is a lie, has characterized sex education as a ploy to destroy the family and has said it should be easier for Argentines to own handguns.
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An Argentine bishop named by Pope Francis to lead a powerful Vatican office is rejecting accusations that he refused to believe victims of sexual abuse by a priest.