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Stories for July 16th 2024

• Tuesday, July 16th 2024 - 20:19 UTC

  Argentina's economic fall worse than expected, IMF foresees

  

  According to the latest issue of the International Monetary Fund's World Economic Outlook (WEO) report, Argentina's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is expected to fall 3.5% in 2024, which represented a setback from the 2.8% predicted back in April. Regarding next year, the IMF kept the 5% growth projection unchanged.

• Tuesday, July 16th 2024 - 19:32 UTC

  Argentine footballer angers French with Copa America celebration chant

  

  French authorities said Tuesday they would be seeking a reponse from football's governing body FIFA after a video of Argentine international Enzo Fernández went viral. The Chelsea midfielder filmed himself chanting offensive remarks about the ethnicity of France's players in addition to other comments concerning star Kylian Mbappé's sexual preferences.

• Tuesday, July 16th 2024 - 09:22 UTC

  Brazilian Ambassador to BA summoned by Lula and Vieira

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei's attitude of speaking his truth at any cost is about to take its toll on the diplomatic front, as confrontations with Brazil and Bolivia flare up with a possible reshaping of the current scenario in the near future.

• Tuesday, July 16th 2024 - 08:43 UTC

  Salmon farming summit concludes Chile needs a state policy on the matter

  

  Chile needs “a national vision” regarding salmon farming, SalmonChile President Arturo Clément noted in his closing speech at the “Salmon Summit 2024: Empowering Chilean salmon farming to 2050” event bringing together businessmen, union leaders, and other members of society linked to the activity.

• Tuesday, July 16th 2024 - 08:22 UTC

  Possible escalation of conflict between Venezuela and Guyana over Essequibo feared in Brazil

  

  The delivery to Brazil of Israeli-built missiles has been linked to fears that the dispute between Venezuela and Guyana over the oil-rich Essequibo region might escalate in the wake of the fudgy July 28 elections. With the most prominent opposition politicians disenfranchised, Caracas might fuel an international conflict to cover up for the domestic unrest expected to unfold, it was hinted.

• Tuesday, July 16th 2024 - 08:06 UTC

  Milei taking bold measures regarding intelligence

  

  Argentina's Libertarian regime of President Javier announced it would be dissolving the Federal Intelligence Agency (AFI) and reinstating the State's Intelligence Secretariat (SIDE) which will comprise four departments, all of them reporting directly to the head of state, the Office of the President (OPRA) posted on social media.