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ARGENTINA: New Observatory Measures Ozone Layer
An observatory to measure the thinning of the ozone layer, the first of its kind in Latin America, has begun to operate in southern Argentina.ARGENTINA: Remains of Mothers of Plaza de Mayo Identified
The Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team announced Friday that it had identified the remains of three of the founders of the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo, who were forcibly disappeared in 1977.ARGENTINA-BRAZIL: Stop Bickering and Cooperate, Say Analysts
If Argentina and Brazil continue competing with each other over trade instead of establishing a joint development and industrialisation zone, the failure of their partnership as a model for South American integration could lead the other nations of the region to turn their sights towards the United States.ARGENTINA: Hunger Is a Crime in this Food-Rich Country, Say Child Activists
"How is it possible that we could see so many cows and so many fruit trees from the bus when there are so many hungry children?" asked 13-year-old Cristian Beliz, upon arriving in Buenos Aires to protest the fact that in a country so rich in food, millions of youngsters have so little to eat.CLIMATE CHANGE: Warnings of Imminent Disaster Fall on Deaf Ears
If a select international group of architects and engineers warned that a house already showing cracks and leaks was in danger of collapse, the residents would logically adopt immediate measures to prevent the imminent disaster.ARGENTINA: Indigenous Villages on the Auction Block
The Argentine government has taken legal action to stop the imminent auction of a parcel of land in the northern province of Santiago del Estero that is home to 4,000 people, most of them of indigenous descent.ARGENTINA: Activists Fear Return of Spanish Fishing Vessels
Argentine groups fighting for sustainable fishing are denouncing the pressure from Spain for a new cooperation agreement, which they say could have lethal impacts on the South Atlantic fish stocks, already over-exploited by the Spanish fishing fleet in the 1990s.ARGENTINA: Army Brass Says Next Step Is to Revoke Pardons of Former Junta Members
Human rights groups in Argentina were still celebrating a Supreme Court decision that struck down the amnesty laws protecting military human rights abusers when a call for the revocation of the pardon of the former commanders of the 1976-1983 dictatorship came Wednesday from an unexpected quarter: the army brass.ARGENTINA: Army Brass Says Next Step Is to Revoke Pardons of Former Junta Members
Human rights groups in Argentina were still celebrating a Supreme Court decision that struck down the amnesty laws protecting military human rights abusers when a call for the revocation of the pardon of the former commanders of the 1976-1983 dictatorship came Wednesday from an unexpected quarter: the army brass.ARGENTINA: Human Rights Trials Can Reopen at Last
In a landmark decision, Argentina's Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that two amnesty laws that let human rights abusers off the hook in the 1980s were unconstitutional.Activists Fear Return of Spanish Fishing Vessels
Environmental activists in Argentina warn about the negative impacts of potential international fishing agreements that would affect the South Atlantic fisheries.ARGENTINA: The Right to Give Birth Naturally
An original media campaign in Argentina is aimed at raising women's awareness on their right to be accompanied in the delivery room, and to give birth in whatever position is most comfortable for them and without unnecessary medical interventions.ARGENTINA: Former Investigator to ‘Tell All’ about Jewish Centre Bombing
A former investigator of the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community centre in the Argentine capital, in which 85 people were killed and hundreds were injured, said he would reveal everything he knows about the terrorist attack and the alleged cover-up.RIGHTS: Drawing Up a World Map of Violence Against Children
Violence against children and adolescents, often meted out by their own parents, is an all-too-common problem around the globe. Corporal punishment, sexual abuse and the exploitation of minors through child labour are just some of the practices that are widespread but often invisible.ARGENTINA: First-Ever Permit for Indigenous Community Radio
The first operating licence ever granted by the Argentine government to an indigenous community radio station is being hailed as a major step forward in giving a voice to this sector of the population, while posing formidable challenges.ARGENTINA: Promising Signs in Ongoing Struggle for Safe, Legal Abortion
Twenty-year-old Romina Tejerina is scheduled to stand trial in June in Argentina, and could very likely be sentenced to life in prison for stabbing to death her newborn daughter.ARGENTINA: Serbian War Criminal of Cuska Massacre Fame Arrested
A new wave of war criminals, this time from the Balkans, has apparently sought refuge in Argentina, which has a sad history of taking in Nazis after World War II.ARGENTINA: President Kirchner, from Crisis to Reconstruction
Argentine President Néstor Kirchner has often said that he took office during a crisis that was so severe that he had to govern "minute by minute". But on Wednesday he reaches the halfway point in his four-year term with an economy in full recovery mode, and his challenge now is to make it last, say analysts.CORRUPTION-ARGENTINA: Probe into Senate Bribery Scandal Finally Moving Forward
Five years have passed since a major scandal erupted in Argentina over the alleged payment of huge bribes to senators by cabinet members. But after three different judges failed to make any headway, a fourth is now forging ahead.ARGENTINA: Educational System on Verge of Collapse
Teachers and students throughout Argentina took part in a nationwide strike and a massive demonstration in Buenos Aires on Friday to protest against the dismal state of the public schools and demand a new educational funding law.ARGENTINA: Trafficked Women – an Invisible Problem
"They simply vanish, as if the earth had swallowed them up," said activist Juan Carr, referring to the girls and women who fall prey to trafficking rings in Argentina that sell them into forced prostitution.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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