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Argentines pawn family jewels to make ends meet
Argentines pawn family jewels to make ends meet
Business and Economy
by  AFP

In Argentina's strangled economy, one sector is thriving: the pawn shops buying up gold and other family treasures that many are forced to sell to pay their bills. While half of Argentina's population now lives in poverty, it was once one of the world's richest countries between the 19th and early 20th centuries, and many people have something valuable to pawn.

Put tobacco-style warnings on social media: US health official
Put tobacco-style warnings on social media: US health official
Technology
by  AFP

Social media platforms should feature tobacco-style health warnings for adolescents, a top US government health official said Monday. "It is time to require a surgeon general's warning label on social media platforms, stating that social media is associated with significant mental health harms for adolescents," he wrote.