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Argentina Responds to Climate Challenge with Transgenic Seeds
Researchers in Argentina have isolated a sunflower gene and implanted it into corn, wheat and soybean seeds to make them more resistant to drought and soil salinity, problems increasingly faced by this South American agricultural powerhouse as a result of global warming.Argentine Dictatorship’s Economic Crimes Coming to Light
While the trials against members of the military and police for human rights abuses committed during Argentina’s 1976-1983 dictatorship move ahead, the regime’s economic crimes have also begun to come to light.Women Have New Weapon against Domestic Violence in Argentina
Women victims of domestic violence in a city in Argentina will be given an electronic device with a panic button that will bring them immediate assistance from the police.Argentine Women Refused Legal Abortions in Cases of Rape
For over 90 years, a law in Argentina has allowed women who become pregnant as a result of rape to have an abortion. However, hospitals often refuse to carry out the procedure, instead referring the women to the justice system.Argentine Women Refused Legal Abortions in Cases of Rape
For over 90 years, a law in Argentina has allowed women who become pregnant as a result of rape to have an abortion. However, hospitals often refuse to carry out the procedure, instead referring the women to the justice system.Argentina Losing Regional Leadership Position in Health
In Latin America, Argentina spends the most on healthcare. It has a vast infrastructure, highly qualified health professionals and the necessary material resources. But other countries in the region are achieving better and faster health outcomes with fewer resources.Argentina Losing Regional Leadership Position in Health
In Latin America, Argentina spends the most on healthcare. It has a vast infrastructure, highly qualified health professionals and the necessary material resources. But other countries in the region are achieving better and faster health outcomes with fewer resources.
ARGENTINA: Three-Quarters of “Breadbasket” Is Drylands
How has Argentina managed to maintain its image as one of the world's breadbaskets when a full three-fourths of its territory consists of drylands? This was one of the questions raised by the scientists who decided to create the National Observatory on Land Degradation and Desertification this year.Privatisation Derailed Argentina’s Rail System
Increasingly frequent and tragic railway accidents in Argentina, like this week’s crash, show that the rail system, run by private companies that receive hundreds of millions of dollars in subsidies from the state, constantly ignores warnings from inspectors and fines, observers say.ARGENTINA: Parana River Not What It Used to Be
Lower water levels and increasing pressure from overfishing in the Paraná river are causing an unprecedented decline in fish stocks in the river that is regarded as the second most biodiverse in South America after the Amazon river.Trial Sheds Light on Trafficking of Women in Argentina
A high profile trial for trafficking of women is giving the public a clearer picture of how sex trafficking rings operate in Argentina, with victims who are even forced, eventually, to become victimisers.ARGENTINA: Victims of State Terrorism No Longer on Their Own
Mental health professionals in Argentina have accumulated such a wealth of experience in treating victims of state terrorism that they are now sharing it with colleagues across the country’s borders.ARGENTINA: Progress in River Clean-Up Praised – With Reservations
For the first time in over 200 years, visible progress is being made in cleaning up the Matanza-Riachuelo River basin, the most highly polluted in Argentina, although improvements remain largely superficial so far.
Progress in River Clean-Up Praised – With Reservations
Visible progress is finally being made in the clean-up and reforestation of the banks of the Riachuelo River, which for years had been a virtual open sewer running through Buenos Aires.ARGENTINA: Fair Trade Going Strong Amid Global Crisis
With a steady growth in production and exports, fair trade in Argentina is proving that socially and environmentally sustainable practices can be much more than a refuge from external crises.Falklands/Malvinas, From Rhetoric to Pressure
Although the latest rhetoric seems to signal a hardening of the historical sovereignty dispute between Argentina and Britain over the Malvinas/Falkland Islands, some experts are sceptical and say nothing will change in essence.ARGENTINA: Drought Threat Looms Again
The low humidity in Argentina's most agriculturally productive region has already caused a decline in grain yield - in particular corn and soybean - with ensuing losses for producers and the government.ARGENTINA: In Famatina, Water Is Worth Far More Than Gold
Thousands of people in the northwest Argentine province of La Rioja are mobilising to stop an open-cast gold mining project in the Nevados de Famatina, a snowy peak that is the semi-arid area's sole source of drinking water.SOUTH AMERICA: Responsible Tourism at the “End of the World”
An innovative responsible tourism initiative in the Beagle Channel - a narrow strait linking the Atlantic and Pacific near the southernmost tip of South America - ensures the compatibility of the observation and conservation of unique bird and mammal species.
Responsible Tourism at the “End of the World”
Tour guides were the first to notice that the birds on the Beagle Channel islands, home to many unique species, were frightened away by the arrival of noisy boats full of visitors.Argentina Investigates Human Rights Crimes of Spain’s Franco Era
A judge in Argentina has begun to investigate human rights crimes committed during Spain's civil war and the dictatorship of General Francisco Franco (1936-1975).« Previous Page — Next Page »
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