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Friday, September 4, 2026
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ARGENTINA: Gambling Away the Money of the Mentally Ill
The case of an Argentine court-appointed guardian who stole and squandered the money of mental patients under his care could be just one example of a much broader racket.ENVIRONMENT-ARGENTINA: Clean Patagonian Energy from Wind and Hydrogen
A laboratory situated in the southern Patagonia region of Argentina is producing hydrogen from wind energy to supply power to a village - and prove that it is possible to replace the polluting fuels derived from petroleum.ARGENTINA: Senate Considers Federal Takeover of Provincial Justice System
The Argentine Senate is studying the possibility of having the federal government take over the judicial system in the western province of San Luis, where judges are reportedly forced to sign undated letters of resignation before taking office, under the orders of the family that has run the province for 22 years.Clean Patagonian Energy from Wind and Hydrogen
A small village in the far south of Argentina hopes to free itself of dependence on fossil fuels by 2008.CORRUPTION-ARGENTINA: Former Officials Padded Pockets with Impunity
Former Argentine government ministers, lawmakers and judges who benefited from hundreds of millions of dollars in graft payments throughout the 1990s could be punished by little more than a slap on the wrist if the current administration refuses to revoke the "secret laws" that permitted this colossal corruption.ARGENTINA: Whistleblower’s Film Delves into Tragic Plane Crash
A film by a pilot-turned-filmmaker that seeks to shed light on a tragic plane crash has won eight national and international prizes as well as strong reviews by critics, while having a major impact on the public.ARGENTINA: Multiple Social Assistance Plans Still Fall Short
The Argentine government has a number of public assistance plans to battle the poverty into which an unprecedented proportion of the population fell in the wake of the late 2001 economic and social collapse. But the coverage still falls far short of reaching everyone who needs it.RIGHTS-ARGENTINA: Prison Brutality Focus of Amnesty Visit
Ongoing complaints of police brutality and violations of basic rights in provincial prisons in northwestern Argentina prompted human rights watchdog Amnesty International to send a delegation to this South American country, to begin a fact-finding tour to four provinces on Wednesday.AMERICAS: Fighting to Get Gender on the Agenda
Women from throughout the hemisphere are mobilising to make sure their voices are heard at this year's 4th Summit of the Americas in Argentina, but while some place emphasis on the negative impact of trade liberalisation, others are striving for the inclusion of a much broader range of issues on the agenda.ARGENTINA: Continuing Efforts to Conceal Anti-Semitic Past
Argentina has served as a refuge for infamous Nazi war criminals like Adolf Eichmann and Joseph Mengele, with the active complicity of government authorities./ARTS WEEKLY/THEATRE-ARGENTINA: Relocated Town Searches for Its Roots – Underwater
When the water level is low, what is normally a lake becomes a vast expanse of rubble, where the residents of Federación, in eastern Argentina, search for traces of the town submerged almost three decades ago to build the Salto Grande dam, on the border with Uruguay.ARGENTINA: ‘Piquetero’ Groups Take Chunk Out of Social Assistance Payments
Rain or shine, Soledad, with her toddler in her arms, never misses a roadblock or "piquete" - but not because she is fanatically devoted to the protests staged by the movement of unemployed workers to which she belongs.ARGENTINA: Prison Violence Continues – Underlying Causes Go Unaddressed
A fresh outbreak of violence in a prison in Argentina ended Tuesday with 13 prisoners dead, just two months after a riot in which eight inmates were killed.ECONOMY-ARGENTINA: The Battle that Lies Ahead
Now that Argentina's debt restructuring process is nearly complete, the government is turning its attention more fully to the claims filed by foreign companies that are suing over damages caused by the early 2002 devaluation of the peso.HAITI: Human Rights Delegation Echoes Growing Criticism of UN Mission
Argentine human rights activist and Nobel peace laureate Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, speaking with IPS from Haiti, expressed alarm over the violence and crime besieging this devastated Caribbean nation, in addition to allegations - as yet unconfirmed - of U.N. peacekeeping forces involvement in acts of torture and rape.HAITI: Human Rights Delegation Echoes Growing Criticism of UN Mission
Argentine human rights activist and Nobel peace laureate Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, speaking with IPS from Haiti, expressed alarm over the violence and crime besieging this devastated Caribbean nation, in addition to allegations - as yet unconfirmed - of U.N. peacekeeping forces involvement in acts of torture and rape.DEVELOPMENT-SOUTH AMERICA: Uneven Race Against Poverty
The race to halve extreme poverty in the Southern Cone countries of South America by 2015 is on, but while Chile has already reached the finish line and Brazil is approaching it, Uruguay, and especially Paraguay and Argentina, must begin moving towards the goal at a faster pace.ARGENTINA: Economic Growth Doing Little to Reduce Rich-Poor Gap
The steady economic growth experienced by Argentina over the past two years has brought the unemployment and poverty rates down from record highs.ARGENTINA: Uranium-Polluted Water Is Legally Safe to Drink
Laboratory testing ordered by an Argentine court concluded that the water consumed by close to a million people living near a nuclear facility is contaminated with uranium and not fit for human consumption.ARGENTINA: Rumsfeld Wants South American Troops to Remain in Haiti
During a visit to Buenos Aires on Tuesday, U.S. Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld praised Argentina's contribution to the United Nations peacekeeping operation in Haiti - but said nothing about the long overdue aid promised by the wealthy nations for the devastated and unstable Caribbean nation.RIGHTS-ARGENTINA: Torture Survivor Leads Guided Tour of ‘Hell’
"Through this door passed more than 4,500 Argentines who were never seen again," said former political prisoner Enrique Fukman. "Many were taken away in planes and speedboats and dumped into the sea, and others were blown up with dynamite in a nearby field belonging to the Navy or burnt in the bakery oven."« Previous Page — Next Page »
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