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Argentina's Covid-19 death toll tops 30,000 after 345 new fatalities
Buenos Aires remains the worst hit province in the South American nation
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Argentina becomes 5th nation to surpass 1 million coronavirus cases
Argentina reached 1 million confirmed coronavirus cases Monday, making it the second nation in Latin America to reach the grim milestone and only the fifth in the world to do so
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'No isolation, few tests': Argentina has world's highest Covid-19 positive
Argentina was set to hit 800,000 confirmed cases on Monday, with an seven-day rolling average of around 12,500 new daily infections
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Google to pay publishers in 5 nations $1 bn over 3 years for news content
The internet search giant said Thursday that it has signed agreements for its news partnership program with nearly 200 publications in Germany, Brazil, Argentina, Canada, the U.K. and Australia
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Covid-19: Saudi Arabia suspends travel to three countries including India
According to Saudi Arabia's Civil Aviation Authority, people with travel history to India, Brazil and Argentina 14 days prior to their arrival, have also been barred
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Argentina economy plunges record 19.1% in second quarter on pandemic impact
The steep fall, deeper than a 16.3% drop during Argentina's major 2002 crisis, came as the South American country imposed a strict lockdown in mid-March to stem the virus
Argentina unveils post-crisis budget with 5.5% economic rebound in 2021
Argentina's economy is in recession for the third year in a row, with a central bank poll predicting a 12% contraction in 2020
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Royal Enfield to set up bike assembly in Argentina, first outside Chennai
The local assembly unit in Argentina will be based at Grupo Simpa's facility located in Campana, Buenos Aires
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Argentina recasts $65-billion debt restructuring, avoids ninth default
A strong deal is a major win for Argentina, Latin America's No. 3 economy
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Why countries like India don't want to wait for superpowers' Covid vaccines
Groups such as the World Health Organization, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance are working to ensure that coverage extends beyond the developed world
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Number of Covid-19 cases in Argentina rises by record 8,225 to 320,884
To date, more than 22.5 million people have been infected with the coronavirus worldwide, with over 790,000 fatalities
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Argentina reaches $65-billion debt restructuring deal after default.
The agreement is the product of months of talks between the government and large investment firms
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Argentina says it struck deal with creditors over $65 billion debt
Argentina said it would extend the original deadline of Tuesday for reaching a deal to August 24 to finalise it
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World Coronavirus Dispatch: Britain to roll out millions of 90-minute tests
Latin America cases near 5 million, another clothing chain in US files for bankruptcy, Singapore may allow foreign banks to create digital-only units and other pandemic-related news across the globe
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'Invisible hands': How millions of domestic workers fare under Covid-19
Most domestic work is informal, leaving workers vulnerable, especially in times of crisis like Covid-19
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Covid-19 deepens Argentina's economic crisis; WB predicts 7.3% fall in GDP
The World Bank foresees a 7.3% contraction in Argentina's gross domestic product this year, one of the worst recessions in Latin America
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Argentina's crisis
The problem with Macri's economic programme was not excessive gradualism or insufficient central bank independence but faulty design in at least three respects
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Argentina's bright young hope
In recent years, he has divided his time between New York and Argentina, where he is a professor of macroeconomics at the University of Buenos Aires.
Is Sri Lanka the next Argentina?
Sri Lanka suffers from cleavages along many different lines, notably ideology, ethnicity, language, and religion
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Argentine markets gripped for second day by election-related fears
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's peso closed weaker again on Tuesday following a second day of market turmoil triggered by opposition candidate Alberto Fernandez's landslide victory in a primary election that dealt a severe blow to President Mauricio Macri's re-election chances.
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