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SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS: Leaders Agree to Disagree on FTAA
After a debate that stretched hours past the scheduled closing time, the fourth Summit of the Americas ended Saturday in the Argentine resort of Mar del Plata with a final declaration that clearly reflects the divergent views among governments in the region with respect to the future of the FTAA.SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS: FTAA, Unruly Protesters Crash the Party
The opening of the fourth Summit of the Americas Friday was marked by a heated controversy among the hemisphere's leaders over the future of Americas-wide trade integration, while activists caused disturbances outside the 20-block area that was cordoned off for the meeting.SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS: FTAA, Unruly Protesters Crash the Party
The opening of the fourth Summit of the Americas Friday was marked by a heated controversy among the hemisphere's leaders over the future of Americas-wide trade integration, while activists caused disturbances outside the 20-block area that was cordoned off for the meeting.SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS: Massive March Takes Aim at FTAA, Bush
Tens of thousands of demonstrators from throughout the Americas marched through the streets of this eastern Argentine resort Friday to protest the presence of U.S. President George W. Bush and reject the push for a hemisphere-wide free trade area, a point of contention in the fourth Summit of the Americas.ARGENTINA: Not Everyone Sold on Government Wind Energy Project
The Argentine government announced that it will invest 55 million dollars in wind energy, to boost electricity production and manufacture windmills. But while environmentalists and proponents of wind power applaud the new focus on this renewable energy source, they have reservations about the project itself.AMERICAS: Counter-Summit Celebrates Rollback of US Influence
Activists taking part in this week's civil society gathering parallel to the fourth Summit of the Americas, which opens Friday in Argentina, are already celebrating what they see as a rolling back of U.S. influence over the hemispheric agenda.AMERICAS: Counter-Summit Celebrates Rollback of US Influence
Activists taking part in this week's civil society gathering parallel to the fourth Summit of the Americas, which opens Friday in Argentina, are already celebrating what they see as a rolling back of U.S. influence over the hemispheric agenda.AMERICAS: Differences on Free Trade Threaten Consensus at Summit
As this week's fourth Summit of the Americas looms, the divergence of the governments' positions on the issue of free trade is jeopardising the hoped-for consensus.ENVIRONMENT-ARGENTINA: Double Standards on Pulp Mills?
The ongoing pollution of Argentina's Paraná River by the pulp and paper mills along its banks seems as irreversible as it is invisible. But plans to build two similar plants on the Uruguay River, which flows along the border between the two countries, has thrust the issue into the spotlight, sparking growing awareness and increasingly vocal protest.ENVIRONMENT-ARGENTINA: Double Standards on Pulp Mills?
The ongoing pollution of Argentina's Paraná River by the pulp and paper mills along its banks seems as irreversible as it is invisible. But plans to build two similar plants on the Uruguay River, which flows along the border between the two countries, has thrust the issue into the spotlight, sparking growing awareness and increasingly vocal protest.ELECTIONS-ARGENTINA: Kirchner Passes First Test with Flying Colours
In the first legislative elections since he took office, Argentine President Néstor Kirchner saw his support base grow, and has largely taken the helm of the Peronist party, dealing a defeat to its conservative leaders.ARGENTINA: Hopes for Faster Progress in Human Rights Cases Dashed
When the Argentine Supreme Court ruled in June that the country's amnesty laws were unconstitutional, the families of victims of human rights abuses and activists hoped that lawsuits involving crimes against humanity committed during the 1976-1983 dictatorship would receive a major boost.ARGENTINA: The Movie Stars Next Door
It was opening night, but the only stars present were shining overhead. Under a clear sky, with no electric lighting, the local residents gathered outside of the packed theatre, sitting on the town's main street to watch the last film - in which they themselves formed the entire cast.COMMUNICATIONS-ARGENTINA: Computers Alone Can’t Bridge Digital Gap
"With these three computers and Internet access, it's as if we could reach up and touch the sky," exclaimed Analía Bonesso, the principal and teacher of all eight grades in a rural primary school in Argentina with no telephone, no radio, and only 14 students.ARGENTINA: Auctioned Nature Reserve Saved from Destruction
After 20 months of an intense campaign by environmentalists, indigenous groups and local residents, authorities in the northwestern Argentine province of Salta have decided to cancel the sale of part of a nature reserve to agribusiness interests.ARGENTINA: Women Take Centre Stage in Election Campaign
Thirteen years after the passage of a gender quota law, women have become a significant force in Argentine politics and will play a decisive role in this month's mid-term elections for federal legislators. But the progress made in addressing gender-related issues lags far behind the advances in women's political participation.ENVIRONMENT-ARGENTINA: From Floods to Drought
The expansion of the agricultural frontier at the expense of Argentina's native forests is posing serious environmental challenges in the northeastern province of Chaco, whose inhabitants - among the country's poorest - go from severe flooding to lengthy droughts in the same year.LABOUR-ARGENTINA: The ‘Black’ and ‘Grey’ Economy
In Argentina, nearly five million people work in the black economy, nearly double the proportion registered in the 1990s. That includes workers employed by the state in the "grey" economy.ARGENTINA: Health Authorities Silent on Dangers of Sun’s Rays
The thinning of the ozone layer over Antarctica and extending to the extreme southern regions of Latin America reached a new record last month, and revealed the passive attitude of Argentina's health authorities when it came to warning the citizens in most danger of being exposed to the Sun's harmful rays.Health Authorities Silent on Dangers of Sun's Rays
The hole in the ozone layer reached record size over southern Argentina in September. But there were no special measures by the government to alert the population about the dangers of ultraviolet radiation.ARGENTINA: Cooperatives Successfully Combat Chronic Unemployment
Cooperatives in Argentina have successfully taken on the daunting task of drawing chronically unemployed men and impoverished women who have never worked outside the home into the world of work.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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