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Global News Podcast

Argentina needs "shock treatment" to fix economy

Global News Podcast

BBC

News, Daily News

4.38.3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 December 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

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.

Transcript

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0:00.0

The look at the stories making the headlines with insights from the BBC's global

0:14.2

network of experts. Search for the global story wherever you get your BBC

0:19.4

podcasts. This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

0:27.0

I'm Nick Miles and in the early hours of Monday the 11th of December these are our main stories at his swearing in ceremony the new

0:34.8

president of Argentina have here millet has said the country needs shock treatment to

0:39.6

bring it out of its economic crisis the world World Health Organization has adopted a resolution calling

0:45.2

for immediate medical access and humanitarian aid for Gaza. The International Committee of the Red Cross

0:51.7

says one of its convoys, which was clearly marked, has been attacked in Sudan, killing two people and injuring seven.

1:01.0

Also in this podcast?

1:03.0

One of only 12 red dwarf tomatoes germinated and grown to ripeness on the craft went missing.

1:10.0

So is it a case of lost in space? What happened to this unique specimen grown in the international space station?

1:20.4

Argentina's new president, Javier Milay, says shock treatment is needed to deal with the country's severe economic crisis.

1:28.0

After being sworn in, he pledged to bury decades of failure.

1:32.0

From Buenos Aires is our South America correspondent.

1:35.0

Katie Watson.

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Having Malay was sworn into huge applause,

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chance of yes he can and freedom from those who voted for him.

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This is a new political path that Argentina is embarking on as he reflected himself in his

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speech shortly afterwards.

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I started a new day in Argentina.

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Today begins a new era for Argentina.

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Today ends a long and sad history of decadence and decline and we start the journey of rebuilding our country.

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