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24/01/2024 14:06 GMT: Argentines stage general strike against Milei reforms

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service East Asia

Available for 12 months

Argentines have staged a general strike against the "ultraliberal" economic reforms of the new president, Javier Milei, in the context of sky-high inflation:

Also in the programme: Russia accuses Ukraine of shooting down a plane full of Ukrainian prisoners of war; and how ironic is it that the male star of the feminist blockbuster Barbie has been nominated for an Oscar, while neither the female director nor female star have?

(IMAGE: People take part in a protest during a general strike called by the General Confederation of Labor (CGT) in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 24 January 2024. CREDIT: Juan Ignacio Roncoroni/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock) Show less

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