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Stories for March 19th 2019
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Tuesday, March 19th 2019 - 06:57 UTC
Ex Peruvian president spends a night in California jail for drunkenness
Former Peruvian president Alejandro Toledo, who is facing extradition from the United States over corruption charges, was briefly jailed for public intoxication after getting drunk in a California restaurant, local police said on Monday.
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Tuesday, March 19th 2019 - 06:36 UTC
Singapore, Hong Kong and Paris, world's most expensive cities according to EIU
Singapore, Hong Kong and Paris have been named the world’s most expensive cities for expatriates to live in, according to a survey of 133 cities released on Tuesday by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
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Tuesday, March 19th 2019 - 06:16 UTC
IMF commends Argentina's stabilization efforts, releases next US$ 10.8bn, but also demands more austerity
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Mr. Roberto Cardarelli visited Argentina during February 11–22, 2019 to conduct discussions on the Third Review of Argentina’s IMF-supported program under the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA). Talks continued in Washington DC after the end of the mission.
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Tuesday, March 19th 2019 - 05:52 UTC
Guaidó's representatives move into Venezuela offices in Washington and New York
Representatives of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido have taken control of three of the country's diplomatic properties in the United States, Guaido's US envoy said on Monday, as the opposition presses its bid to oust President Nicolas Maduro.
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Tuesday, March 19th 2019 - 05:44 UTC
Brexit turmoil: Speaker rules out third vote unless Mrs. May's deal is re-submitted in fundamentally different form
Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit plans were thrown into further turmoil on Monday when the speaker of parliament ruled that she could not put her divorce deal to a new vote unless it was re-submitted in a fundamentally different form.
