Argentina suspends debt payments and launches new currency plan
Argentina's interim president Adolfo Rodriguez Saa halted $132 billion debt payments in a temporary moratorium and proposed printing a new government IOU currency to fund salaries and pensions. He aims to renegotiate with creditors and seek international sympathy while resisting dollarization and devaluation.
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Arafat pressured to arrest killers to attend Bethlehem Mass
Israel says Yasser Arafat may attend Christmas Mass in Bethlehem only if he arrests the assassins of Israeli Tourism Minister Rehavam Zeevi by sundown. Israeli forces tighten checkpoints around Ramallah while EU officials urge the ban be lifted. Sabbah supports Arafat and notes the dignity of the Palestinian leader amid the blockade.
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