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Friday, October 11, 2024

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WOMEN'S RIGHTSBrazil introduces law increasing femicide sentences to 40 yearsToday 12:42Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signs into law a bill that makes femicide a separate criminal offence with potential sentence of up to 40 years behind bars.

INTERVIEWBahamas AG leads Global South's push for UN tax cooperation dealToday 09:00Bahamas Attorney General Ryan Pinder on global tax cooperation, pushing back against OECD policies and how Argentina can help the Global South.by Mattis Nurit

TOURISMObelisk gets an upgrade: Work begins on new lift, viewing platformToday 07:28Eight-month City Hall-led project to install staircase and elevator to help locals and tourists get to the top of Buenos Aires’ most famous landmark gets underway.

International footballAlbiceleste take the positives from a waterlogged clash in VenezuelaYesterday 23:19The most remarkable thing by far about Argentina's otherwise wholly unremarkable stalemate against Venezuela is that the game went ahead in the first place.by Dan Edwards

EDUCATION ROWStriking teachers, students on war footing against Milei's austerityYesterday 23:11As students occupy university faculties across the country, the government warns such actions are “a crime” and asks the courts to intervene and order evictions.

POLITICS – ANALYSISLa persuasión avanzaYesterday 23:08The government has long accepted the fragility, both quantitatively and qualitatively, of its legislative strength. But like good bilardistas, they believe that when you win, you win.by Javier Calvo

WORLD CUP QUALIFYINGArgentina held by Venezuela in World Cup 2026 qualifiersYesterday 22:56Venezuela held Argentina to a 1-1 draw at home on Thursday in the ninth round of South America's World Cup 2026 qualifiers.

ECONOMY – ANALYSISArgentina inflation slows to lowest under MileiYesterday 16:36Monthly inflation reached the lowest level since late 2021 in September – a significant win for President Javier Milei.

ECONOMIC INDICATORSMonthly inflation slows to lowest level since November 2021Yesterday 16:17Consumer prices rose 3.5% in September; Annual inflation now at 209%, with hikes of 101.6% so far this year.by James Grainger

FOREIGN POLICYXi’s ‘strategic patience’ pays off as Milei U-turns on China tiesYesterday 13:20President Javier Milei has surprised everyone by changing his approach to the Asian giant. Jorge Malena, a specialist in contemporary Chinese politics and international relations, explains the “realism and pragmatism” behind the La Libertad Avanza leader’s shift in stance.by Cecilia Degl'Innocenti

Lithoim marketRio Tinto arrives in lithium with a survival-of-the-fittest mentalityYesterday 07:58Rio Tinto has assumed a survival-of-the-fittest mentality in the lithium industry – as prices have fallen, it has sought to buyout a once coveted producer at a steep discount.

'CEPO' STAYS FOR NOWArgentina isn't ready to lift currency controls, says MileiYesterday 07:47President says imposing a schedule for the removal of the “cepo” would be to act as a “central planner,” which goes against his ideology.

Nobel Prize Literature AwardNobel Prize for Literature goes to non-Western writer: South Korean author Han KangYesterday 07:35South Korean author Han Kang awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature 2024 as Swedish Academy rewards non-Western writers.