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ECONOMY-ARGENTINA: Amidst Crisis, Tourism Takes Off
Tourism in Argentina is recovering the dynamism it enjoyed in the past, largely due to the greatly depreciated peso, which contributed to the fact that this South American nation saw the world's biggest increase in visitors in 2002.ARGENTINA: Nobel Laureate, Rights Activists Call for Global Peace
Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, Nobel Peace laureate, urged his fellow Argentines Thursday to join in a global day for peace and against the potential U.S.-led war against Iraq, a vigil to occur Saturday, Feb 15, in numerous countries around the world.THEATRE-ARGENTINA: New Trend to Cast Slumdwellers as Slumdwellers
A growing trend among film and television producers in Argentina to seek a more ''authentic'' look for those cast in the roles of slumdwellers and homeless people has given a strong boost to a community theatre workshop in a Buenos Aires shantytown.HEALTH-ARGENTINA: Anemia Rate Soars in Major Beef Exporter
Half of all children under two in Argentina are suffering from anemia, despite the fact that this Southern Cone country is the world's fourth-biggest exporter of beef, one of the best dietary sources of iron.ECONOMY-ARGENTINA: World Bank Aid for Poor Arrives Amid Protests
The World Bank signed a 600-million- dollar loan Wednesday to provide urgent relief to struggling Argentine families with unemployed heads of household, while protests heated up against the government's subsidy plan to demand broader coverage./ARTS WEEKLY/MUSIC-ARGENTINA: Preserving Andean Folk Traditions
An original new course of studies has been created in northwestern Argentina to preserve traditional Andean music by training ''socio-musical promoters'' who will go out into local communities with the aim of strengthening native cultural identities.ENVIRONMENT-ARGENTINA: People in Mt. Resort Town Protest Gold Mine
Residents of the southern Argentine ski resort town of Esquel are on the warpath against a Canadian company's plans for an open-pit gold mine, complaining that the use of explosives and cyanide will pollute the area and hurt tourism, the lifeblood of the local community.LATIN AMERICA: Corruption Accentuates Economic and Social Crises
Rampant corruption is increasingly undermining the credibility of democracy and politics in Latin America, although some countries have made progress against the scourge, Transparency International (TI) stated in its latest report, released Wednesday.ECONOMY-ARGENTINA: Temporary Pact with IMF Brings Sigh of Relief
A feeling of relief spread through Argentina Friday in the wake of an agreement reached the prior evening with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Negotiators achieved an eight-month postponement on debt payments to multilateral finance organisations after a year of talks.ARGENTINA: More Exposed to Rising Crime, Poor Turn to Vigilantism
Argentina's economic depression has widened the social gap and left the lowest-income sectors even more exposed to rising crime and violence, which along with deteriorating law enforcement has led people to take justice into their own hands.ENVIRONMENT: Fly-Fishing Fever in Patagonia
Fly-fishing is an outdoor sport that is gaining popularity in the southern Argentine region of Patagonia, and is considered ecologically friendly because it is based on principles of natural resource preservation and respect for the environment.ARGENTINA: Huge Demonstration Demands Political, Economic Change
Hundreds of thousands of people in Argentina held a peaceful march Friday to demand changes in the country's economic policy and political leadership, a year after the massive protests that toppled the government of Fernando de la Rúa.ARGENTINA: Huge Demonstration Demands Political, Economic Change
Hundreds of thousands of people in Argentina held a peaceful march Friday to demand changes in the country's economic policy and political leadership, a year after the massive protests that toppled the government of Fernando de la Rúa.RIGHTS-ARGENTINA: Media Mogul Arrested for Illegal Adoption
A prominent rights group in Argentina reaffirmed Wednesday that there is convincing evidence against Ernestina Herrera de Noble, the owner of the country's leading newspaper, who was arrested Tuesday on charges of illegally adopting two children of ''disappeared'' victims of the last dictatorship.RIGHTS-ARGENTINA: Media Mogul Arrested for Illegal Adoption
A prominent rights group in Argentina reaffirmed Wednesday that there is convincing evidence against Ernestina Herrera de Noble, the owner of the country's leading newspaper, who was arrested Tuesday on charges of illegally adopting two children of "disappeared" victims of the last dictatorship.2002-2003/ARGENTINA: Banking System on its Way to Recovery?
Argentina's banking system, which was on the verge of collapse a year ago, seems to be on its way to recovery, with the return of some account-holders' money, a slight rallying of deposits, and a reduction in the amount of outstanding loans.HEALTH-ARGENTINA: AIDS Threat Looms over Impoverished Young Women
Argentine women who are poor and between the ages of 15 and 24 are the group most vulnerable to HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, say experts, citing traditional gender roles, lack of information, and the asymmetry of male-female power in sexual relations as contributing factors.ENVIRONMENT-ARGENTINA: Resort Town Still Reeling from Oil Spill
The inflow of weekend and summer visitors to the colonial-era coastal resort town of Magdalena in eastern Argentina has not yet recovered from an early 1999 oil spill by a tanker belonging to transnational oil giant Shell.HEALTH-ARGENTINA: AIDS Threat Looms over Impoverished Young Women
Argentine women who are poor and between the ages of 15 and 24 are the group most vulnerable to HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, say experts, citing traditional gender roles, lack of information, and the asymmetry of male-female power in sexual relations as contributing factors.ENVIRONMENT-ARGENTINA: Resort Town Still Reeling from Oil Spill
The inflow of weekend and summer visitors to the colonial-era coastal resort town of Magdalena in eastern Argentina has not yet recovered from an early 1999 oil spill by a tanker belonging to transnational oil giant Shell.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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