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Vulture funds are trying to bring us to our knees
Brian Precious talks to Argentina’s ambassador Alicia Castro about the vulture funds trying to fleece her country
The world’s largest communist party marked its 105th birthday this week — and remains true to its principles and firm in its course, says OLIVER VARGAS
The left has become too reliant on persuasion and too detached from the workplaces and communities it seeks to represent, argues NICK TROY
RAMZY BAROUD highlights how Israel’s ambassador sought to shut down UN officials documenting sexual violence and abuses against Palestinians
The US-Israeli conflict with Iran has had far-reaching consequences, including a boost to Pakistan’s regional standing, argues ROGER McKENZIE
The recent heatwaves revealed how ill-prepared Britain remains for a hotter future – and how unequal the ability to cope with it has become, write ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT
The drive to strengthen European defence is reshaping relations between France, Germany, Italy and Britain, says NICK WRIGHT
Argentina is in a dispute over defaulted bonds. US billionaire Paul Singer's company, NML Capital, has won a victory in the US Supreme Court, ordering Argentina to pay the full value of bonds which NML Capital bought for a low price from their original holders, hoping to make a profit which President Cristina Fernandez has described as "1,608 per cent," which she describes as extortionate.
BRIAN PRECIOUS: These bonds appear to have defaulted in 2001. Were they issued by the government of Carlos Menem before Argentina's economic collapse at the turn of the century?
ALICIA CASTRO: The debt defaulted after the 2001 crisis was taken on by successive Argentinian administrations, dating as far back as the mid1970s.
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