Argentina’s poverty rate soars above 50 percent under ‘anarcho-capitalist’ Milei
• Sep 26, 2024, 8:52 PM
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Poverty in Argentina soared to almost 53 percent in the first half of 2024, the national statistics bureau reported on Thursday. The figure has risen sharply during the mandate of President Javier Milei, who has introduced a drastic austerity program in a bid to eliminate the country’s budget deficit. The program has cut subsidies to transport and fuel as thousands of civil servants have lost their posts.
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Biden, Harris travel to areas devastated by deadly Hurricane Helene
• 6:37 PM
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Amid ongoing rescue efforts US President Joe Biden and and Vice President Kamala Haris visited areas in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia hit by calamitous flooding in the wake of hurricane Helene. Biden said the devastated areas will require "a
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A composed performance from JD Vance in debate with Tim Walz
• 4:42 AM
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Debate between vice presidential candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz was a surprisingly polite affair, though the Republican Vance gave the more assured performance.
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Walz and Vance spar over policy in polite US vice presidential debate
• 2:49 AM
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Vice presidential hopefuls Tim Walz and JD Vance squared off Tuesday night in a surprisingly civil debate, instead saving their fire for the top of their tickets, Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former President Donald Trump.
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Death toll from Hurricane Helene tops 150 in US as crews search for survivors
• 2:19 AM
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The death toll from Hurricane Helene passed 150 on Tuesday as rescue workers used helicopters to get past destroyed bridges in isolated areas battered by the storm. Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris will travel to Georgia to survey the impa
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