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ARGENTINA: The Seed of a New Form of Citizen Participation
The neighbourhood assemblies that have mushroomed throughout the capital of Argentina since the December protests and rioting that toppled two presidents within the space of two weeks have achieved some concrete results.ENVIRONMENT-ANTARCTICA: Speed of Ice Shelf Collapse Shocked Experts
Although it was expected to happen, Argentine researchers who study Antarctica were shocked at how fast the 3,200-square-kilometre Larsen B ice shelf broke off from the Antarctic continent.RIGHTS-LATAM: Consumers Unhappy with Privatised Public Services
The lack of influence of consumer rights groups in Latin America over privatised public services is one of the causes of the dissatisfaction of customers, who complain that utility companies "do whatever they want."LABOUR-ARGENTINA: Workers Give New Life to Bankrupt Factories
Thousands of workers in Argentina have decided over the past two years to keep the factories where they worked running after the owners were forced into filing for bankruptcy by the acute economic crisis, in an experiment that has been tough but appears to provide a feasible long-term alternative.ARGENTINA: Public Respect, a Thing of the Past for Politicians
Politicians in Argentina are living in fear today of being singled out by protesters in an "escrache" - a spontaneous public expression of repudiation, which sometimes involves physical aggression.ARGENTINA: Economic Meltdown Fuels Barter System Boom
Argentina's nearly four-year recession and soaring unemployment along with the restrictions on bank withdrawals have spawned a boom in bartering, which has already become an alternative means of survival for over three million people.POLITICS-ARGENTINA: Crisis Brings Foreseeable Rumours of Coup
Argentina's Defence Minister Horacio Jaunarena refuted the possibility Friday of a coup d'état, and assured that the military could only be called to intervene in internal affairs as a final resort.ARGENTINA: The Middle Class – a New Export Product
The emigration of middle-class Argentines, which quietly picked up speed over the past two years, has mushroomed in the last two months into the greatest exodus in the history of this Southern Cone country.ARGENTINA: Women Protesters Arm Themselves with Brooms, Pots and Pans
Women are taking on a new protagonism in the ongoing street protests in crisis-stricken Argentina, banging on pots and pans and getting ready to brandish their brooms in a symbolic act to "sweep" the country clean of corruption on International Women's Day Friday.POPULATION-ARGENTINA: Immigrants Flee Onetime Promised Land
Bolivian, Chilean, Paraguayan and Peruvian immigrants living in Argentina are returning to their home countries en masse, after finding their hopes for a better life quashed by the economic meltdown and depreciation of the local currency.POPULATION-ARGENTINA: Immigrants Flee Onetime Promised Land
Bolivian, Chilean, Paraguayan and Peruvian immigrants living in Argentina are returning to their home countries en masse, after finding their hopes for a better life quashed by the economic meltdown and depreciation of the local currency.ECONOMY-ARGENTINA: Survival of Gov’t in IMF Hands, Hints Minister
The future of the Argentine government depends in large part on the results of the evaluation that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) began Wednesday, key to the aid that President Eduardo Duhalde has been requesting in order to reverse the economic, political and cultural crises that have the country steeped in gloom.CULTURE-ARGENTINA: Books Languish Due to Readers’ Empty Pockets
Books have traditionally been seen in Argentina as a driving force behind social ascent and a hallmark of the country's relatively large middle class, but today book sales are suffering an acute crisis, mirroring the economic problems of the readers.POLITICS-ARGENTINA: President Admits Crisis of ‘Representability’
President Eduardo Duhalde acknowledged Friday that Argentina is suffering a "formidable crisis of representability" because the population has lost trust in lawmakers, in justice and in political, business and labour leaders.POLITICS-ARGENTINA: Outlook for End to Crisis Remains Gloomy
The devastating crisis in Argentina is wearing away at President Eduardo Duhalde as international financial help is delayed, street protests are on the rise and rumours hint at the risk of a coup d'état.ARGENTINA: Duhalde Beset by Protesters, Oil Companies
Public employees, the jobless, teachers, doctors, pensioners, account-holders and students in Argentina held massive street protests again Wednesday, while the government continued to work hard to minimise the impact of the falling peso and rising fuel prices on its economic emergency plan.ARGENTINA: Crisis Leads to Surge in Mental Health Emergencies
The psychiatrists attending emergencies in the Argentine capital have found themselves overwhelmed by the calls for help, which due to the economic and social crisis have mushroomed to the level of a post-war situation.MERCOSUR: Progress Depends on Overcoming Argentine Crisis
The presidents of South America's Mercosur trade bloc said Monday in the capital of Argentina that the recent floating of the Argentine peso would pave the way for faster progress towards integration, although caution still rules regarding the creation of a common currency.RIGHTS-ARGENTINA: Amnesty Alarmed by Police Brutality, Impunity
The human rights watchdog Amnesty International ended its visit to Argentina Friday expressing alarm about the torture and mistreatment of civilians by police, and about future impacts of this unpunished behaviour given the likely rise in social protests as the country's crisis deepens.POLITICS-ARGENTINA: Rebellion in the Neighbourhoods
Neighbourhood assemblies are springing up in cities throughout Argentina, particularly in the capital and surrounding areas, as a groundswell of people seek to change the political landscape amidst the country's social and economic collapse.CULTURE-ARGENTINA: Crisis Not an Obstacle on Road to Oscars
An Argentine film "El hijo de la novia" (Son of the Bride), has been nominated for an Academy Award for best foreign film, giving the country a reason to celebrate in spite of the profound social and economic crisis it is suffering.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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