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Thousands protest austerity measures of Argentina's new president Milei

Protests began Wednesday against the austerity and deregulation measures announced by Argentina's newly elected President Javier Milei, whose government had also warned against blocking streets. For years it has been common for protesters in Argentina to block streets for long periods of time; while Milei's administration has said it will allow protests, it threatened to cut off public aid payments to anyone who blocks thoroughfares. Marchers began gathering in Buenos Aires, the capital, and set out toward the iconic Plaza de Mayo, the scene of protests dating back to the country's 1980s dictatorship. Police struggled to keep marchers from taking over the entire boulevard. Eduardo Belliboni, one of the march's organisers, said demonstrators faced an enormous repressive apparatus. Belliboni's left-wing Polo Obrero group has a long history of leading street blockades. Belliboni claimed marches wouldn't fit on the sidewalks. This (the street) is where people move around all over the .

Updated On: 21 Dec 2023 | 6:51 AM IST
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Argentina to devalue peso by more than 50% to help its struggling economy

In recent years, Argentina's central bank has printed more of the peso to help the country's government avoid defaulting on its debt. That has resulted in skyrocketing prices

Updated On: 13 Dec 2023 | 11:12 AM IST
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Chile: Man, who got paid 286 times his salary, resigns and disappears

To retrieve the money, the company has now reached out to various agencies and registered a complaint against the employee

Updated On: 29 Jun 2022 | 3:28 PM IST
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Mexican peso climbs, global stocks edge up as Trump's chances seen reducing

Markets generally see Clinton as a known factor with middle of the road policies

Updated On: 10 Oct 2016 | 11:58 AM IST
Bs_logoMexican peso climbs, global stocks edge up as Trump's chances seen reducing