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Argentina loves the dollar and has total aversion for its own currency
Argentina’s battle to control its currency is upending South America’s second-largest economy, wreaking havoc on everything from household finances to the production and sale of common goods.
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Politics
- Argentine Congress discussing fiscal incentives to prop the construction industry
- Chileans vote on Sunday to amend a constitution which has meant stability but also elitism and privilege
- Falklands government replies to Argentina's sovereignty claims at the OAS General Assembly
- South Georgia message to potential visitors, “If you can get here, we are open”
Economy
- UK/EU will resume post Brexit talks on Thursday: billions of dollars in trade at stake
- Britain's record borrowing because of Covid-19; total public debt 103,5% of GDP
- Robots will replace 85 million jobs in next five years, but 97 million will be created in tech industries, WEF study
- US deaths historic stats jumps 300,000 during pandemic 2020; Hispanics and blacks most affected
Energy & Oil
- Argentina wants energy firms to invest US$ 5 billion to boost gas production
- More investigations into Petrobras corruption, this time involving bunker fuel contracts
- Falklands expects Premier Oil/Chrysaor merger will create new opportunities for Sea Lion oil/gas development
- Premier Oil absorbed by Chrysaor, becomes the largest independent oil and gas group on London Stock Exchange
Agriculture
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- World's largest meatpacker, Brazil's J&F, pleads guilty in US court on corruption charges
- Brazil considering temporarily zero tariffs on corn and soybean imports outside Mercosur
- Switzerland bans the export of five toxic chemicals, including paraquat
Entertainment
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- Obstinate Japanese finally visits Machu Picchu after waiting for seven months
- World envy: Crowd of 47,000 will pack Auckland's Eden Park for the All Blacks vs Wallabies test match
- Drone captures a white shark circling a surfer off the Australian coast
Health & Science
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- China makes remote video inspections of sanctioned Brazilian slaughterhouses
- Death of Brazilian volunteer in clinical trials of Oxford Covid-19 vaccine triggers controversy
- Bolsonaro in political controversy rejects purchase of the Chinese vaccine
