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Protesters and Argentine police face each other outside Congress as lawmakers debate each article of President Javier Milei's reform package bill, after approving it "in general" and removing almost half of the original text last week. IMAGES
Buenos Aires, Aug 27 (EFE)- Officialism and opposition in Argentina met Thursday while debating in the Senate a controversial judicial reform promoted by the Government of Alberto Fernández and in which some sectors see an attempt to achieve impunity in cases of alleged corruption.The so-called Federal Justice Organization and Competence Bill calls for the creation of new federal courts, which currently only add up to twelve.In addition, among other points, it establishes the unification of some federal judicial jurisdictions and the transfer of ordinary courts to the city of Buenos Aires. (Camera: ALBERTO CARATOZZOLO)FOOTAGE SHOWS A PROTEST HELD OUTSIDE THE CONGRESS TO EXPRESS REJECTION OF THE REFORM IN BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA.
Hundreds in Argentina protest as senators start debating an unpopular austerity budget passed by the lower house last month, which includes an increased loan package from the IMF worth $56 billion to help stabilize the crisis-battered country's economy and currency. IMAGES
Argentine senators start debating an unpopular austerity budget passed by the lower house last month, which includes an increased loan package from the IMF worth $56 billion to help stabilize the crisis-battered country's economy and currency. IMAGES
Argentina's Chamber of Deputies debates a reform bill that ultra-liberal president Javier Milei is seeking to pass after withdrawing hundreds of articles from an ambitious earlier version that failed in parliament in February 2024. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).