🇦🇷🌹❌🇺🇸 — The General Confederation of Labor (CGT), the main trade union confederation in Argentina, has called for a general strike on January 24 in "protest" against the broad reforms promoted by the government of Javier Milei.

‼️ The Confederation's Central Committee, affiliated with Peronism, approved filing a legal action against the Decree of Necessity and Urgency (DNU) signed on December 20 by Milei, which came into effect today.

☄️ The decree effectively deregulates the Argentine economy and, among other things, includes measures to make the labor market more flexible and affects health services provided by unions.

🌐 The CGT has agreed to meet with other labor federations in Argentina to coordinate joint measures. Additionally, they have requested support from left-wing institutions worldwide, especially the Grupo de Puebla and European entities.

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🇳🇿🎉📹 — New Zealand marks the New year celebrations, entering into 2024 AD

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🇮🇱🕎📹 — During the pauses of fight in Gaza Strip, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers held a Havhnosas Sefer Torah, a Jewish Inauguration ceremony/ritual for the Torah scrolls, to a designated Shul in the Khan Yunis neighborhood of Gaza.

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🇨🇳❌🇹🇼❗️ — 📰 AFP News Agency: President Xi says China 'will surely be reunified' in New Year's speech

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🇨🇳📈📃 — 📰 Global Times: In his 2024 New Year message, Xi said China's ultimate goal is about delivering a better life for the people. He pointed out that education for children, job opportunities for the young, and medical services for the elderly are top priorities of the government.

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🇮🇶❌🇺🇸 — Al-Ghad press outlet shares an alleged statement from former Prime Minister and State of Law Alliance head Nouri Al-Maliki claiming the U.S. created Daesh and calling for the removal of foreign forces from Iraq.

🇮🇶❌🇺🇸 — Former Prime Minister Noori Al-Maliki: "ISIS is an American creation that was formed in the sit-in squares in al-Anbar and directed by the U.S. administration as a punishment against the Iraqi people."

Keep in mind, if was under Al-Maliki's administration that Mosul, along with other cities, fell to ISIS in just a few days as he let Sunni-Shia religous sectarianism weaken the Iraqi Army in the north and corrupt the Iraqi Officer Corps, and thus consequently asked the United States for more aid and support against ISIS in 2014.

🇹🇷 — Kurdistan 24: A one-way attack drone was shot down today near Erbil International Airport at 4:54 p.m., the Kurdistan Region Directorate General of Counter Terrorism (CTD) has announced. The CTD added it believes the drone was launched by "outlawed militias."

🇦🇺🎆📹 — Commonwealth of Australia enters New Year 2024 AD

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