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ARGENTINA: Local Non-Actors in No-Budget Films
"I was already old when I started out, but it's my whole life," says Nélida Agustoni, 71, who has appeared in several films whose casts are made up of local residents of a small city in Argentina, and which are currently being presented at the Latin American film festival in Toulouse, France.ARGENTINA: Despite Vatican, President Sacks Controversial Military Bishop
In a decision running counter to the position taken by the Vatican, Argentine President Néstor Kirchner on Friday sacked the country's military bishop, who had quipped that the health minister should be "thrown into the sea" because he is in favour of decriminalising abortion.ENVIRONMENT-ARGENTINA: More Soy, Less Forest – and No Water
In the Argentine province of Córdoba, the prosperity of the countryside stands in stark contrast to an increasingly bleak outlook for the environment.ARGENTINA: Cooperative of Unemployed Workers Designs and Builds Housing Complex
Unemployed workers organised in a cooperative in Argentina designed their own housing project, obtained a government loan to build it, and now have jobs and a construction company that is competing in the marketplace, while they look forward to owning their own homes.ARGENTINA: President Urges Boycott of Shell Products
In an unprecedented gesture, Argentine President Néstor Kirchner urged the public Thursday to boycott Royal Dutch/Shell's products, to protest what he described as an "unjustified" increase in the prices of petrol and diesel fuel.INT’L WOMEN’S DAY-ARGENTINA: Exhausted Women
Noemí gets up early, prepares breakfast, throws a load of laundry into the washing machine, and puts vegetables on to boil to get an early start on that evening's dinner./ARTS WEEKLY/MUSIC-ARGENTINA: New Generations Lead Tango Renaissance
Alejandro Schaikis is a violinist with Argentina's National Symphonic Orchestra, with the expected classical training. But since being bitten by the tango bug a few years back, he now says the mating of the two genres is giving birth to "a new form of Argentine music".ARGENTINA: Lessons from the Debt Swap
Argentina's debt swap was accepted by 76 percent of the holders of defaulted bonds, which will reduce the country's enormous debt burden and improve its ability to meet payments, although it also leaves a number of lessons.ECONOMY-ARGENTINA: What Comes Next, After the Debt Swap?
As Argentina's unprecedented exchange of defaulted bonds for new ones reaches its Friday deadline, most economic analysts predict that a majority of the bondholders will accept the government's offer, which is final.AGRICULTURE-ARGENTINA: Small Farmers Worry About End of Boom
Eduardo Buzzi has a farm in Argentina that he would like to hand down to his son, to keep alive a family tradition that began around 400 years ago in southern Europe.ARGENTINA: Cocaine Smuggling Scandal Triggers Purge of Air Force Chiefs
Argentine President Néstor Kirchner named a new air force chief Friday, Brigadier General Eduardo Schiaffino, as a result of a drug trafficking scandal that has thrown into question the country's air police, who answer to the air force.RIGHTS-ARGENTINA: Activists Learn What to Do in Case of Abuse, While Waiting for the Lawyer
"We cannot do without lawyers, but we must have the legal tools to know what to do in an emergency," Argentine rural activist Carlos González told IPS.ARGENTINA: Gay Tourism Boom in Buenos Aires
The legalisation of same-sex marriage in Buenos Aires has helped make the Argentine capital the leading Latin American destination for gay and lesbian tourists, outstripping even Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, Brazil, the former favourites.ARGENTINA: Tragedy Creates New Safety Awareness Among Rock Bands, Fans
The year-end tragedy that claimed the lives of 189 young people in a dance club in the Argentine capital dealt a severe blow to the city's rock scene, and bands, fans and concert producers are now expressing their concern about creating a culture of safety.RIGHTS-ARGENTINA: First Trial for Genocide Set to Begin in Spain
In 1995, his revelation that he helped throw political prisoners alive into the ocean from airplanes during Argentina's 1976-1983 military dictatorship shocked the world.RIGHTS-ARGENTINA: First Trial for Genocide Set to Begin in Spain
In 1995, his revelation that he helped throw political prisoners alive into the ocean from airplanes during Argentina's 1976-1983 military dictatorship shocked the world.ECONOMY-ARGENTINA: Huge Debt Swap Set to Open
"Take part in this one-time offer" invites a new ad published in Argentina.ARGENTINA: Systematic Mistreatment of Low-Income Pregnant Women
"If you liked the fun part, put up with this part now!" and "Don't shout, put a pillow over your mouth" are a couple of the less cruel remarks by nurses and doctors heard by low-income women about to give birth in public hospitals in the northeastern Argentine province of Santa Fe.ARGENTINA: Breakthrough in Treating Diabetes with Adult Stem Cells
A team of doctors in Argentina has pioneered a new technique for treating diabetes using adult stem cells that could represent a breakthrough in confronting this chronic disease.ARGENTINA: Lessons from the Tragedy
The nightclub fire that recently claimed 190 lives in the Argentine capital exposed huge shortcomings and flaws in inspections and enforcement of safety standards. However, there were also a number of public institutions that did their job, and functioned well, both before and during the disaster.ARGENTINA: Families of Fire Victims Demand Justice
"These tragedies only happen in countries like ours," complained José Iglesias, the father of one of the young victims of the fire that recently claimed 185 lives in a rock club in the Argentine capital.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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