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Dec 2023
28 m

Argentina needs "shock treatment" to fix...

Bbc World Service
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At his swearing-in ceremony, President Javier Milei speaks of new era after decades of failure. Also: twin children of jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi accept her Nobel Peace Prize, and the tomato that was lost in space.

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