Diego Spagnuolo, the former head of Argentina's National Disability Agency (ANDIS), appeared in court for half an hour and declined to testify against accusations of a 76 billion pesos fraud scheme involving directed contracts and overpricing, which is part of a broader corruption investigation linked to high-cost medical supplies and a small group of entrepreneurs. #Corruption #DisabilityRights #PublicFunds #AR

The United Arab Emirates announced its departure from OPEC and OPEC+ effective May 1, marking a significant setback for the oil-exporting group and its de facto leader, Saudi Arabia, as part of a strategic realignment following the ongoing conflict with Iran and aiming to increase production in response to changing market demands. #OPEC #EnergyCrisis #OilProduction #AE #SA #IR #RU #IQ

The article discusses Argentina's ongoing economic challenges stemming from a lack of cross-party macroeconomic consensus, highlighting the rivalry between Javier Milei's administration and the Peronist opposition, and emphasizes two potential solutions: Milei's reelection to ensure continuity or establishing an interparty agreement on macroeconomic principles, while questioning whether a sustainable macroeconomic approach can withstand political alternation amid persistent economic distress and electoral fears. #Macroeconomics #ArgentinaPolitics #EconomicStability

In the wake of a tragic accident at a school in Rosario that resulted in the death of a six-year-old girl, her father contested claims that she had stumbled due to untied shoelaces, recounting his distress upon finding her severely injured and alone on the ground, while questioning the school's supervision during recess. #Accident #ChildSafety #SchoolIncident #AR