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Stories for June 17th 2020

• Wednesday, June 17th 2020 - 08:26 UTC

  Peru's economic activity plunges 405% year on year in April

  

  Peru´s economic activity sank 40.49% year-on-year in April, its worst-ever percentage drop in output, as a national lockdown to combat the coronavirus slammed the brakes on industry across the country, the government said.

• Wednesday, June 17th 2020 - 08:22 UTC

  Argentina extends confidentiality agreements with creditors for one day

  

  Argentina has extended confidentiality agreements with creditors by one day to allow further negotiations as the two sides seek a last-ditch agreement to restructure around US$ 65 billion in debt.

• Wednesday, June 17th 2020 - 08:09 UTC

  Ahead of US presidential election, Facebook will affix labels to political ads shared by users

  

  Facebook Inc said on Tuesday it would affix labels to political ads shared by users on their own feeds, closing what critics have said for years was a glaring loophole in the company’s election transparency measures.

• Wednesday, June 17th 2020 - 08:00 UTC

  Brazil reports 35,000 new virus cases; PAHO denies the pandemic is under control

  

  Brazil reported a record 34,918 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, the same day that one of the senior officials leading the country’s widely criticized response to the crisis said the outbreak was under control.