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ARGENTINA

Milei's reform plan stalled in Congress

Argentine President Javier Milei was dealt a major setback in parliament on Tuesday when his controversial deregulatory reform package was prevented from advancing and sent back for a rewrite, legislators said. Just as the Chamber of Deputies was preparing for a vote on the bill, the president's La Libertad Avanza party suddenly requested and obtained the adjournment of the session. The matter is being sent "back to committee" for further dialogue, Oscar Zago, leader of the ruling party faction, said.

UNITED STATES

Boeing jet bolts missing before takeoff: Report

The bolts that helped secure a panel to the frame of the Boeing 737 MAX 9 jet were missing before the plane took off last month from Portland, Oregon, investigators said on Tuesday. In a preliminary report on the Jan 5 incident, the National Transportation Safety Board included a photo from Boeing, in which three of the four bolts that prevent the panel from moving are missing. Investigators said the lack of certain damage around the panel indicates that all four bolts were missing before the plane took off.

PAKISTAN

Twin blasts at election offices kill at least 26

A pair of bombings at the election offices of a political party and an independent candidate in southwestern Pakistan killed at least 26 people and wounded more than two dozen others, The Associated Press quoted officials as saying on Wednesday. The first attack hit the election office of Asfandyar Khan in Pashin. Officials said at least 15 people were killed in the attack. Later, another bombing in Qilla Saifullah town killed at least 11 people, authorities said.

Agencies - China Daily