Argentina has descended into chaos with trains disrupted, flights grounded, grain shipments interrupted, deliveries halted and banks closed as unions staged a general strike against Javier Milei's government. The day-long strike came as the country's president is 16 months into a presidency, which has sought to eliminate Argentina’s fiscal deficit through severe austerity measures.
The stoppage was led by the country’s main union confederation, CGT. Its members tried to bring Argentina to a standstill a day after union activists joined a weekly protest of pensioners rallying for increase...
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