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International Business Times
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Argentina Braves 24-hour Strike As It Awaits Word On IMF Loan

National carrier Aerolineas Argentina said 258 flights had to be scrapped due to the general strike (Credit: AFP)

Trains and planes were grounded in Argentina Thursday as a 24-hour general strike against President Javier Milei's austerity measures paralyzed some services, even as the country awaits news on a fresh IMF loan.

The stoppage kicked in at 00:01 am Thursday, hours after thousands protested Milei's spending cuts in Buenos Aires.

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