I'm John Batswoldt my good colleague Ernest Arrujo, a Brazilian from Rio Grande

to Seoul which is under assault right now from days of rain and flooding, we move to Argentina, where

there's good news, momentarily.

I should do some good news now and again about the new world. The good news is the IMF staff and Argentina have

reached an agreement on the latest review of the 44 billion dollar loan

program to reduce the debt is vital for Javier Mrelay to be

successful in reducing inflation and in stabilizing an economy that has not been

stable for many decades. So it is not something that is

going to be straightforward. However, that's the good news. And we applaud Javier Malay, who's getting

a lot of good media here in North America, and that's a good thing. in

who's getting a lot of good media here in North America and that's a good thing and why that's a good thing

Ernesto will comment but I want to go to the not so good news.

This is Reuters reporting from Buenos Aires.

Argentina's government is set to ramp up pressure on This is Royders reporting from Buenos Aires.

Argentina's government is set to ramp up pressure on Venezuela to grant safe passage to six

opposition aides who had sought refuge in the Argentine embassy in Caracas,

according to official sources, adding that they were at physical risk

if they didn't leave the country.

Two senior Argentine officials told Reuters

that the administration of Maduro, that's the regime in

Caracas, who was looked ahead of political rivals ahead of the July election,

had reneged on promises to allow the six to safety, safely leave the country.

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