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Argentina's Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the nation's Congress, approved a reform bill targeting the nation's economy in the country's latest attempt to revitalize the economy following the election of Libertarian economist Javier Milei to the presidential office. The Bill: The bill addresses a number of issues, including the reinstitution of income tax for single workers who earn over...

The United States government has today donated four fuel trucks, spare parts, and supplemental items, worth over $2 million USD, to the Beninese Armed Forces as part of the United States’ ongoing effort to strengthen its relationship with the West African nation. What You Need to Know: US Ambassador to Benin Brian Shukan, while attending the donation ceremony alongside Beninese Chief...

Iran is seeking to build on ties with Zimbabwe in order to ‘nullify sanctions’ currently placed on both nations. The comments came during a high-level meeting between Iranian Defense Minister Mohammad Reza Ashtiani, Vice President Mohammad Mokhber, Zimbabwean Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, and Burkina Faso’s Prime Minister Kyelem de Tambela, on April 28th, following the closing of the Second...

On April 29, Argentina’s oilseed and maritime worker unions announced a strike to protest labor reform bills backed by libertarian President Javier Milei. Leaders of the maritime union have called for demonstrations at the Argentine Congress. The strikes coincided with a debate on the bills in the Argentine Congress. Both economic reform bills call for privatizations, tighter fiscal policies, taxes on...

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) 20th Central Committee's Politburo announced that the 3rd Plenum will be held in July, on April 30th. The Politburo made the announcement during a meeting it held to discuss China’s current economic situation and deliberated on a document regarding measures and policies for advancing high quality integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta. The Plenary’s initial...