Protesters begin to occupy the Avenue Nueve de Julio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Wednesday. Photo: EPA
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Protesters occupy Argentina capital Buenos Aires amid food crisis

  • Argentina’s economic crisis has seen the currency lose half its value, unemployment soar and the economy shrink
  • Demonstrators say rampant inflation – running at more than 54 per cent – has left many of the poorest struggling to buy food
Topic |   Argentina
Agence France-Presse
Agence France-Presse

Updated: 6:30pm, 12 Sep, 2019

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Protesters begin to occupy the Avenue Nueve de Julio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Wednesday. Photo: EPA
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