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Argentina’s Milei cut more than 63,000 public sector jobs in two years, new report says

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ARGENTINA’S far-right President Javier Milei has cut more than 63,000 public-sector jobs since coming to power two years ago, it was reported on Monday.

The structural adjustment programme put in place by Mr Milei between December 2023 and December 2025 slashed 63,234 public-sector jobs, according to the Centre for Political Economy of Argentina (Cepa).

A report by the organisation said the cuts of 18.4 per cent amounted to almost 80 jobs lost per day.

Director Heran Letcher described the cuts “as the deepest in recent decades.”

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Mr Milei’s administration has prioritised the reduction of public spending, shrinking the state and the so-called liberalisation of the Argentinian economy.

The president promised to carry out these cuts to secure financial support from the US government and bodies such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.

Observers have warned that the cuts directly affect the operational capacity of the state and the provision of public services, as well as adding to rising unemployment and growing poverty across Argentina.

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The US Is Giving Away $35 Billion a Year to Cook the Planet

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Fossil-fuel producers should be taxed to defray the cost of climate change, not be given even larger subsidies.

By Mark Gongloff

The price of eggs has more than doubled in the past eight years, which isn’t great, but at least you can eat eggs. The price of US government subsidies for the fossil-fuel industry has also more than doubled in that time, which is far, far less great. Welfare for an industry that makes billions of dollars in profits and pollutes the climate is worse than useless. It’s self-destructive.

The federal government gives oil, gas and coal producers at least $34.8 billion in subsidies each year, according to a new study by the research and advocacy nonprofit Oil Change International. In 2017, OCI estimated these gifts at $14.7 billion annually. This doubling in federal largesse has taken place under both Democratic and Republican political administrations, highlighting the difficulty of stopping its growth, much less reversing it.

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In fact, some of the most recent extensions of federal aid have made it possible for these subsidies to explode in the future, threatening to reach trillions of dollars. When the world needs exponential growth in clean-energy investments to avoid the most catastrophic effects of global heating, the US government will be bankrolling fossil-fuel expansion and stoking the emergency.

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‘Keir Starmer must not bow down to the fossil fuel lobby’

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 Protesters rally outside the summit. Photo: Angela Christofilou

Hundreds of protesters rally outside global energy summit in London

HUNDREDS of protesters rallied outside a global energy security summit in London yesterday, urging Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer “not bow down to the fossil fuel lobby or give in to ridiculous far-right rhetoric.”

Demonstrators demanded that the government deliver a “credible plan” for a just transition for North Sea oil and gas workers as it bans new drilling in British waters.

This includes “grasping the huge opportunity to build out a domestic wind manufacturing sector” alongside investment in ports and setting up a dedicated training fund for offshore oil and gas workers. Stop Rosebank’s Lauren MacDonald said the demonstration was called to ensure “people’s voices are heard above the noise coming from the oil and gas companies and their cheerleaders in the US government.” “The public have made their feelings clear with a million people signing a petition to end drilling and we urge the UK government to listen,” she added.

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Maduro sworn in for third term as Venezuelan president

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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores arrive at the National Assembly for his swearing-in ceremony for a third term in Caracas, Venezuela, January 10, 2025

VENEZUELAN President Nicolas Maduro was sworn in for a third term of office today.

The occasion was marked by the US government saying that it had increased the reward for information leading to Mr Maduro’s arrest, with $25 million (around £20.4m) now being offered.

During the swearing-in ceremony in the capital Caracas, the president highlighted his loyalty to the legacy of his legendary predecessor Hugo Chavez.

“If anything characterises the 500-year history of the people of this land called Venezuela, it is the history of heroic, wonderful resistance against all forms of domination, against all forms of colonialism and against all imperialisms,” Mr Maduro said.

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