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Stories for February 5th 2023

• Sunday, February 5th 2023 - 09:31 UTC

  Ecuador's president takes a gamble with a multi-item referendum

  

  The Ecuadorian Government of President Guillermo Lasso will seek Sunday to revamp an administration with waning popularity through a referendum whereby the citizenry is to allegedly set the guidelines for the future steps of the conservative head of state.

• Sunday, February 5th 2023 - 09:25 UTC

  BCRA's REM report forecasts 2023 inflation in Argentina will reach 97.6%

  

  With a Consumer Price Index (CPI) for January 2023 expected at 5.6%, Argentina's Central Bank (BCRA) issued a report Friday forecasting that inflation for the entire year would be 97.6% while the country's Gross Domestic Product (the sum of all services and goods traded) will only grow by 0.5%.

• Sunday, February 5th 2023 - 09:16 UTC

  US shoots down Chinese spying balloon on Biden's orders

  

  The United States Air Force Saturday shot down a spying balloon belonging to China while it was flying over territorial waters in the Atlantic Ocean, Washington confirmed. At the time it was shot down, it was reported to be about 18 km above sea level and 11 km off the coast.

• Sunday, February 5th 2023 - 08:57 UTC

  São Paulo aircraft carrier sank despite ecologists' opposition

  

  Brazil finally sank in a controlled manner the hull of what once was the pride of the South American country's Navy: the aircraft carrier São Paulo, also known as Foch during her time with the French Navy.