The Guardian • Argentina
Issue #2042
GLOBAL BRIEFS
GERMANY: Air traffic came to a virtual standstill on the 17th February with around 2340 flights cancelled. The strike affected almost 300,000 passengers. Germany’s flag...
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Issue #2140
Argentina: rebellion grows on the streets
The central committee of Argentina’s oldest and largest trade union confederation, the CGT, announced that there will be a general strike on 10 April, to...
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Issue #2104
GLOBAL BRIEFS
Canada: Women’s groups in Canada have taken a stand against NORAD and NATO expansion, and demand that the Arctic becomes a zone of peace. The...
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Issue #2142
GLOBAL BRIEFS
FRANCE: President Emmanual Macron has stated that a historic injustice was imposed on Haiti when it was forced to pay a colossal indemnity to France...
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Issue #2110
GLOBAL BRIEFS
UKRAINE: Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has led a Ukrainian delegation to Guangzhou, in China, for peace talks. Kuleba announced that Ukraine is willing and prepared...
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Issue #2103
GLOBAL BRIEFS
China: The unmanned Chang’e-6 probe successfully landed on the dark side of the Moon for the world’s first mission to collect samples from that region....
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Issue #2044
GLOBAL BRIEFS
CUBA: Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel criticised the inclusion of his country in the US Department of State’s list of “States sponsor of terrorism.” “The US...
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Issue #2162
GLOBAL BRIEFS
EU: Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and European Commission Vice President, has been criticised by Chinese commentators and others...
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Issue #2160
GLOBAL BRIEFS
New Zealand: The New Zealand Security Intelligence Service has released a report claiming that the nation is facing threats of interference and espionage, particularly from...
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Issue #2069
GLOBAL BRIEFS
JAPAN: Japanese retailer Seven & i Holdings Co is selling department store chain Sogo & Seibu Co to a US investment fund, even as the...
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Issue #2136
GLOBAL BRIEFS
URUGUAY: Yamandu Orsi, a left-wing former history teacher, has won the presidential election in Uruguay. During his campaign he was supported by former president Jose...
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Issue #2080
GLOBAL BRIEFS
ARGENTINA: Right-wing populist candidate Javier Milei has won in the final round of Argentina’s presidential election, defeating Sergio Massa, who defeated Milei in the first...
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Issue #2108
Climate crisis hits Latin America
In 2023 climatic changes in Latin America and the Caribbean affected basic infrastructure, clean water supply, electricity generation, and food production. This places livelihoods and...
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Issue #2141
GLOBAL BRIEFS
BRAZIL: Thousands of Indigenous people set up camps in Brasilia to defend their ancestral land rights and demand greater respect for Amazonian ecosystems. The ‘Free...
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Issue #2157
GLOBAL BRIEFS
Brazil: President Lula da Silva has condemned US sanctions against Federal Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes as blatant interference in Brazil’s justice system. The sanctions,...
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Issue #2088
GLOBAL BRIEFS
SAUDI ARABIA: When asked about normalisation of ties with Israel at the Munich Security Conference, the Saudi Foreign Minister said that the only pathway towards...
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Issue #2072
GLOBAL BRIEFS
USA: The second US-Pacific Summit took place in the USA. Two Pacific countries decided to stay away from the meeting – the Solomon Islands and...
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Issue #2165
GLOBAL BRIEFS
CHINA: Three US companies – unmanned vehicle maker Saronic Technologies, satellite technology company Aercomm, and subsea engineering firm Oceaneering International, have been added to China’s...
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Issue #2076
GLOBAL BRIEFS
ARGENTINA: Argentina’s Economy Minister Segio Massa and the leader of the far-right Liberty Advances party, Javier Milei have advanced to the 2nd round of the...
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Issue #2156
GLOBAL BRIEFS
Israel: The Freedom Flotilla ship Handala has been illegally intercepted by Israeli military forces in international waters. Pre-recorded messages from the crew prepared in anticipation...
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Issue #2120
Climate terrorism in South America
The Amazon basin, with an area greater than Australia, has been receiving less rainfall than usual, over the period June to November. In 2023 water...
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Issue #2050
DINGO
The governments of ten Latin American and Caribbean countries met to discuss the best ways to jointly counter the inflationary wave sweeping the world which...
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Issue #2170
Argentine bailout helps US banks
The recent US Treasury US$20 billion currency swap/loan to Argentina supported “strategic US interests” in Latin America. The US government claimed it intervened to stabilise...
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Issue #2051
GLOBAL BRIEFS
SUDAN: Doctors Central Committee has reported that the number of people killed in clashes between the armed forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) rose...
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Issue #2180
GREEN NOTES
This year’s fire season in southern South America is affecting large parts of Argentinian Patagonia and Chile, along both sides of the Andes. Heat, drought,...
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