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Argentine rates exceed 80% as peso crisis sparks cash crunch

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‘$LIBRA’ case: Prosecutor seeks probe of phones belonging to Javier Milei, Karina Milei

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Suspected drug-trafficking breaks silence, admits to funding Espert’s campaign

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Argentina to extradite alleged drug-trafficker who funded Espert to United States

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Congress votes to restrict Milei s ability to govern by decree

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Reichardt to top La Libertad Avanza list as judge rejects imposition of Santilli

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Espert and Machado’s murky history

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Argentina pulls out all stops in Milei’s defence of fragile peso

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Milei’s dollar sales bolster the peso but stoke devaluation bets

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Argentina match moved from Chicago amid Trump immigration stand-off

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Argentine rates exceed 80% as peso crisis sparks cash crunch

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Washington launches financial rescue of Argentina as US Treasury buys pesos

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Triple murder probe: Most suspects now in custody, prosecutor says

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Scandal-hit lawmaker Espert seeks leave of absence from lower house

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The jaws of defeat

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McEwen sees copper investors resisting latest Argentina woes

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US report on Machado funds poses uncomfortable questions for Bullrich

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Electoral court rules Santilli will lead La Libertad Avanza list in Buenos Aires Province

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Santander plays key role as US buys Argentine peso to back Milei

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Elizabeth Warren asks hedge fund group if it played Argentina bailout role

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Two years after the pogrom

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How President Milei put crisis on hold to play rock star

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La Niña forecast raises early alarm bells for Milei’s Argentina

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Argentine markets breathe sigh of relief as peso allowed to dip

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Argentina and Colombia advance to Under-20 World Cup quarters

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Bessent’s big gamble on Argentina has a narrow road to pay off

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Investment or political marketing? Analysing OpenAI’s Argentina announcement

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Pressure on Gallardo builds amid River Plate s poor form

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Pope Leo highlights poor and marginalised in first-ever text

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Venezuela s María Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize for civilian courage

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Milei hails Charlie Kirk as ‘martyr of freedom’ in remote speech to Vox rally

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Doctors and university staff stage protest against Milei vetoes

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Teenager, 14, surrenders weapon after stand-off, gunshots at Mendoza Province school

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Argentina shale can resist political risk, Milei oil chief says

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Brazil s ex-president Jair Bolsonaro found guilty of plotting coup to 2022 election

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IMF offers Milei timely backing, hails progress on inflation, fiscal reform

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Flight carrying Argentines deported from United States lands in Buenos Aires

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Fired ANDIS chief Diego Spagnuolo could turn whistleblower in graft case

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President Milei plans reset with nationwide broadcast on budget

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Milei plans visit to Paraguay for Peña meeting and CPAC event

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Milei vetoes state university funding bill, escalating conflict with education sector

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Argentina s inflation undershot forecast before Buenos Aires Province vote

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Argentina posts strong debt auction after local vote fuelled rout

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Boost for Milei as August inflation stays below monthly 2%

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Uruguay’s Finance Minister Gabriel Oddone shuns chainsaw for modest tax hikes

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Kicillof fuels investor fear after Milei’s big loss

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Concern over suicide increase among young people aged 15 to 29 in Argentina

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Milei revives Interior Ministry in nod to governors, appoints Lisandro Catalán

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‘Not a millimetre’: Milei vows no shift in policy as IMF offers support

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Jair Bolsonaro on brink of conviction in Brazil coup trial

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Russia calls in Argentina’s ambassador over ‘unfounded’ espionage claims

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Kicillof emerges as challenger to Milei after big win

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Argentina s Milei cancels trip to Madrid far-right rally after election blow

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Peronism renews strength in Buenos Aires Province election

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Milei’s ‘boss’ becomes liability after brutal loss in Argentina

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Morgan Stanley’s flip-flop shows speed of crisis ensnaring Milei

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Brow-beaten Milei nears Argentina s third year syndrome

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BRICS leaders denounce protectionism, tariff blackmail

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Europa Viva organisers says Milei will attend far-right rally in Madrid

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Javier Milei and his sister hate journalism

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Crunch time approaching for Javier Milei

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