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Protesters gather outside Argentina's National Congress in Buenos Aires as senators debate a key reform package for far-right President Javier Milei, who this week marks six months in office without passing any law. IMAGES
Three decades later, the appeal trial of the non-ministerial financial part of the 'Karachi scandal' opens: six men are suspected of having played a role in a system of kickbacks on arms contracts that boosted the presidential campaign of former French Prime Minister Edouard Balladur in 1995. IMAGES
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says that he is 'truly sorry' for the decades-long UK scandal in which thousands of people died after being treated with infected blood was covered up and largely could have been avoided, according to a bombshell report published on May 20. SOUNDBITE
Peruvian President Dina Boluarte's convoy leaves the Peruvian Prosecutor's building in Lima after she appeared before prosecutors for questioning over her Rolex watches, expensive jewelry, and unexplained bank deposits, in a scandal that has shaken the country's fragile government. IMAGES
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak addresses the wrongful conviction of more than 700 people who ran post offices between 1999 and 2005, saying that the government will do "everything we can do make this right". The prosecutions for theft and false accounting have received new attention following a new television drama about one branch manager's fight for justice. The Post Office began installing Horizon IT software made by Fujitsu in the late 1990s, but flaws in its programming showed up deficits in branch accounts. Postal service executives, refusing to acknowledge problems with the software, forced workers to repay the shortfalls. Some were imprisoned or left out of pocket, while others failed to find other jobs and lost their homes. Speaking at an event in Lancashire, the prime minister says "it's simply wrong what happened" and that new efforts are being made to hurry pardons and compensation for those who have not yet received them. SOUNDBITE
The European Commission is demanding Poland to provide "clarifications" within the next two weeks over allegations that the country's consulates and contractors have been issuing Schengen visas for bribes, a spokeswoman says. Reports on the scandal "are very concerning" and prompted EU home affairs commisioner Ylva Johansson to write a letter to Polish authorities "to ask for clarifications," spokeswoman Anitta Hipper says. SOUNDBITE
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