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Global News Podcast

Argentine police and protesters clash in Buenos Aires

Global News Podcast

BBC

News, Daily News

4.38.3K Ratings

🗓️ 13 June 2024

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Lawmakers in Congress were debating drastic measures put forward by President Javier Milei to address the country's dire economic situation. Also: US top diplomat Antony Blinken says a deal to end the war in Gaza is still possible, and EU health officials warn that an invasive mosquito is spreading dengue fever in Europe.

Transcript

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0:00.0

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

0:04.0

I'm Valerie Sanderson and in the early eyes of Thursday the 13th of June

0:09.4

these are our main stories.

0:11.1

In Argentina there have been violent clashes between police and protesters

0:14.8

as lawmakers discuss controversial economic reforms. The top US diplomat

0:20.0

Anthony Blinkin says a ceasefire deal on Gaza is still possible but urges the

0:24.8

parties to stop haggling. France's Maid and Center Right Opposition Party votes to

0:30.4

remove its leader after he proposed an alliance with the far right national

0:34.9

rally.

0:37.0

Also in this podcast, it's an intact shipwreck it hasn't broken It's lying upright on its keel, slightly tilted

0:46.6

over to ports. The ship on which the famous Polar Explorer, Ernest Shackleton, and made his final voyage has been found and what's life

0:56.7

like on a remote island.

1:01.4

We start with Argentina where protesters have clashed with police in the capital

1:08.7

Buenos Aires. The violence began as lawmakers discussed the controversial economic reforms planned by President

1:15.5

Havie Mille, who's promised drastic measures to address the country's dire situation.

1:20.9

He wants to introduce a state of emergency for the economy, including cutting pensions.

1:26.0

As we are recording this podcast, more than 40 people have been injured in scenes described by local media as a battlefield.

1:34.0

Louise Fajardo from BBC Monitoring is following developments from Miami

1:39.0

and told me about what's been happening.

1:41.0

There have been very serious disturbances in Buenos Aires around the building of the capital

1:46.2

according to Argentina media, which of course is giving an extensive coverage of this situation. Apparently one car belonging to a media outlet,

1:55.4

to a major media outlet in Argentina was burned,

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