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ARGENTINA: ‘Progressive’ Trade Union Seeks to Follow Lula’s Lead
The example set by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the founder of a central trade union and the leftist Workers' Party (PT) in Brazil, and the poll favourite for that country's Sunday elections, has fuelled the political and electoral aspirations of the Central de Trabajadores Argentinos (CTA).ARGENTINA: ‘Progressive’ Trade Union Seeks to Follow Lula’s Lead
The example set by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the founder of a central trade union and the leftist Workers' Party (PT) in Brazil, and the poll favourite for that country's Sunday elections, has fuelled the political and electoral aspirations of the Central de Trabajadores Argentinos (CTA).ECONOMY-ARGENTINA: Banks Return Small Savers’ Devalued Deposits
Argentine banks began Tuesday to allow withdrawals from fixed-term accounts frozen last December, but it is a belated restitution paid in the local currency, the peso, and will do little to rebuild the savers' trust.ECONOMY-ARGENTINA: Middle-Class Barely Weathering the Storm
Millions of Argentines who a year ago formed part of the country's strong middle-class have been driven into poverty by the economic collapse, which experts say could give rise to an irreversible gap between rich and poor.ARGENTINA: The Middle Class – Barely Weathering the Storm
Millions of Argentines who a year ago formed part of the country's strong middle-class have been driven into poverty by the economic collapse, which experts say could give rise to an irreversible gap between rich and poor.ARGENTINA: The Middle Class – Barely Weathering the Storm
Millions of Argentines who a year ago formed part of the country's strong middle-class have been driven into poverty by the economic collapse, which experts say could give rise to an irreversible gap between rich and poor.ECONOMY-ARGENTINA: Banks Return Small Savers’ Devalued Deposits
Argentine banks began Tuesday to allow withdrawals from fixed-term accounts frozen last December, but it is a belated restitution paid in the local currency, the peso, and will do little to rebuild the savers' trust.ARGENTINA: Sex Scandal Triggers Archbishop’s Resignation
The sex abuse scandals shaking the Roman Catholic Church in the United States and other countries reached Argentina this week, where the archbishop of the country's second largest city, accused of abusing teenage seminary students, handed in his resignation.ECONOMY-ARGENTINA: Uncertainty Surrounds Ability to Pay Debt
The Argentine government has its doubts about "how and when" it will comply with impending deadlines for making debt payments to multilateral credit organisations like the World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)./ARTS WEEKLY/TELEVISION-ARGENTINA: A Candidate Is Born
Argentine television has long served as a springboard for politicians who have known how to take advantage of the spotlight and the cameras, but now the small screen is being used to turn regular citizens into political candidates.ARGENTINA: Attempt on ‘Grandmothers’ Leader amid Police Impunity
Unknown assailants opened gunfire early Friday in Argentina against the home of Estela de Carlotto, president of the human rights group Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo. Just two days earlier, she had accused the police of engaging in "terror practices".HUMAN RIGHTS-ARGENTINA: Foreign Minister Agrees to Questioning
Argentina's Foreign Minister Carlos Ruckauf was summoned by a court in France Thursday to testify in connection with the forced disappearance of an Argentine-French citizen in 1975, while he was serving as labour minister.ARGENTINA: Corruption, Lack of Regulations Blamed for Bus Tragedy
The driver, the police and even the passengers themselves shared responsibility for the tragedy in the Argentine province of Catamarca in which 47 people died when a bus careened off a 30-metre cliff.ENVIRONMENT-ARGENTINA: Tierra del Fuego Threatened by Ozone Hole
The size of the hole in the Earth's stratospheric ozone layer has stabilised, but scientists and environmentalists warn that the danger persists, evidenced by the fact that the 100,000 residents of Argentina's Tierra del Fuego province have been exposed to excessive solar radiation this week.RIGHTS-ARGENTINA: Ex-Dictator Indicted for Murders of Guerrillas
A court in Argentina indicted former dictator Leopoldo Galtieri and 20 other retired military officers Thursday for their participation in the abduction, torture and homicide of 18 members of the now-defunct Montoneros guerrilla movement.ARGENTINA: Political Buzz without the Parties
A social movement that is increasingly diverse is influencing Argentina's political life, but from outside the much-vilified political parties that -- still unable to engage in constructive self-criticism -- are preparing to compete yet again at the ballot box next March.ARGENTINA: Barter Club to Take Part in Elections
Argentina's Barter Club has become so popular, enjoying the support of 10 million people who participate in the network, that it is entertaining the idea of fielding candidates in next year's presidential and legislative elections.ECONOMY-ARGENTINA: Light at End of Tunnel Fades as IMF Delays Aid
The International Monetary Fund's decision to put off the aid agreement requested by Argentina is feeding pessimism about the future of this country, which is deep in depression, may default on debt to multilateral creditors and is experiencing an unprecedented political crisis.RIGHTS-ARGENTINA: Activists Hope Pentagon, CIA also Declassify
Human rights groups in Argentina expressed their hopes Tuesday that the United States would soon declassify intelligence and defence documents shedding light on the repression by this country's 1976-83 dictatorship, to complement the reports recently opened up by the U.S. State Department.ARGENTINA: Hunger Spreads in Land of Abundance
Although Argentina is the world's leader in terms of grain production per capita, there is no longer enough food to go around in the midst of the country's worst crisis ever, and social workers feel helpless when forced to turn people away at the doors to soup kitchens.ARGENTINA: Social Activists Proclaim Meeting a Success
The organisers of an Argentine meeting of anti-globalisation activists decided Monday to name a commission to compile the alternatives set forth at their gathering, after underlining the high quality of the debate on the crisis of the neo-liberal model in this Southern Cone country.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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