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The regulator has the power to issue fines, cut off access to public funding and revoke the ability to award degrees if universities breach its rules.

Chief executive Ellen O'Donoghue said she wanted to "remove some of the barriers men face in accessing support at the point of crisis".

While the 22-year-old says he is still receiving the same level of support from his department, he has found that access to study spaces and module choices has been affected.

That arrangement would give Argentina access to U.S. dollars that it urgently needs to support its rapidly weakening currency.

It is unclear how and when it would implement the restrictions, which mirror those the U.S. has taken to limit China’s access to semiconductor-related exports from third countries.