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Buenos Aires, Manchester
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Journalist. UK correspondent for @CourthouseNews. Former South America correspondent based in Buenos Aires. Message me: jwhitehead@courthousenews.com

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Argentina and International Monetary Fund agree to new debt deal amid economic crisis

Argentina and International Monetary Fund agree to new debt deal amid economic crisis

On the same day that Argentina was due to make a $730 million payment to the IMF, the announcement of the new…

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Maritime conflict heats up as China's fishing fleet goes dark in Argentine waters

Maritime conflict heats up as China's fishing fleet goes dark in Argentine waters

China's presence in South American waters extends beyond the South Atlantic. Its fishing vessels swing around…

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First arrest in case of Argentine arms smuggling to Bolivia during 2019 social unrest

First arrest in case of Argentine arms smuggling to Bolivia during 2019 social unrest

BUENOS AIRES (CN) - A court in Bolivia has ordered the first arrest in an investigation into illegal arms shi…

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Leftist millennial wins election as Chile's next president

Leftist millennial wins election as Chile's next president

(CN) - Chilean voters have elected leftist Gabriel Boric as president after winning 56% of the vote in the se…

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Argentine president hires two lawyers in 'Fiesta in Olivos' scandal

Argentine president hires two lawyers in 'Fiesta in Olivos' scandal

The party for the first lady's birthday occurred during a strict Covid lockdown, and authorities say a crime …

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Argentina to head UN Human Rights Council for first time

Argentina to head UN Human Rights Council for first time

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (CN) - Argentina will preside over the United Nations Human Rights Council after a un…

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Mother of British killer jailed for hiding murder weapon

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MANCHESTER, England (CN) — The mother of convicted murderer Vickrum Digwa was sentenced Friday to three years in prison for hiding the knife her son used to fatally stab 18-year-old Henry Nowak, in a case that has become one of Britain’s most politically charged killings in recent years. Kiran Kaur, 53, was jailed at Southampton Crown Court after a jury found her guilty in May of assisting an offender by removing the murder weapon from the scene and concealing it at the family’s home.
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Burnham vows biggest shift in 40 years after winning UK Labour leadership

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MANCHESTER, England (CN) — Andy Burnham pledged Friday to deliver Britain’s biggest political and economic overhaul in four decades after he was confirmed leader of the governing Labour Party, putting him on course to become prime minister on Monday. Burnham, the former mayor of Greater Manchester, won the leadership unopposed with the backing of 379 of Labour’s 403 members of Parliament at a special party conference in central London.
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Historic UK-EU deal removes Gibraltar border with Spain

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By James Whitehead Verified
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MANCHESTER, England (CN) — The 118-year-old land border between Gibraltar and Spain disappeared Wednesday under a landmark post-Brexit agreement that allows people to move freely between the British overseas territory and the European Union for the first time since Britain left the bloc.
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