Haiti’s National Transition Council announces interim president, PM and other stories
Today we look at the interim president and PM named by Haiti’s Transition Council, a protest against ethnic cleansing and demolitions in East Jerusalem and Al-Naqab, and more
Thousands protest in Buenos Aires amid government-IMF debt talks and other stories
Today we look at a debt restructuring talks between Argentina and the IMF, a workers’ protest against rising costs and poverty in Turkey, and more
Ruling Frente de Todos alliance remains the largest political force in Argentine parliament
The ruling Frente de Todos alliance, led by president Alberto Fernández and vice-president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, lost the majority in the Senate, but remains the largest political force in the country’s parliament
Argentine social movements propose San Martín Plan to overcome extreme poverty post-COVID-19
Social leader Juan Grabois, in an interview with community media, detailed aspects of the plan which envisions the generation of 4 million jobs The plan envisions the creation of a fund which will set up 4,000 productive units
Adolfo Pérez Esquivel: “The United States has no allies, it has no friends, it only thinks of its economic interests”
Carlos Aznárez speaks with Adolfo Pérez Esquivel about the debt crisis facing Argentina and why Argentina should not pay
Problem of external debt in the third world
The collapse in commodity prices has forced these countries into greater external borrowing to manage their balance of payments
- Brazil approves end to 6×1 work schedule and reduction of the work week to 40 hours
- Israel kills 31 people in Lebanon on the eve of Eid al-Adha
- Israel carries out sixth consecutive Eid massacre in Gaza
- Far-right Janez Janša to return for fourth government term in Slovenia
- With peace deal nearly final, US launches fresh attacks on Iran
