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ECONOMY-ARGENTINA: Crisis Persists Despite Cabinet Shuffle
The incorporation of former economy minister Domingo Cavallo into the Fernando de la Rúa administration did not turn out to be the hoped-for panacea for Argentina's profound economic and institutional crisis, accelerated by Friday's announcement of severe fiscal adjustments.ARGENTINA: New Gov’t Alliance with Cavallo as Economy Chief
Domingo Cavallo was sworn in as Argentina's new Economy Minister on Tuesday and immediately demanded extraordinary powers so that he might keep his promise for a rapid economic recovery, which he considers the central objective of his office.HUMAN RIGHTS-ARGENTINA: Videla: A Biography of Terror
"I didn't kill anyone," asserts former Argentine dictator Jorge Rafael Videla in a biography by two journalists published this month, 25 years after the coup d'etat that unleashed seven years of brutal repression.Winds of Hope for Alternative Energy
The winds seem to be blowing in favor of alternative energy in Argentina, a country that, despite holding great potential for developing clean and increasingly competitive technology, has resisted doing so.ENVIRONMENT-ARGENTINA: Norandino Gas Pipeline – a Time Bomb
When fires were caused by leaks in a gas pipeline running through a remote jungle in northwestern Argentina this month, the consortium was alerted by the same indigenous woman who crashed a shareholders meeting in Brussels in 1998 to protest the construction of the pipeline.SCIENCE-ARGENTINA: The Titanosaurus Will Have to Wait
A dinosaur cemetery is hidden beneath the province of Neuquén, in southern Argentina. But the largely volunteer team of experts working to exhume the fossils is often forced to halt efforts due to lack of resources.HUMAN RIGHTS-ARGENTINA: Judge Revokes Military’s Amnesty Laws
An Argentine judge declared two amnesty laws "unconstitutional and invalid" Tuesday, potentially revoking the legal protection for 800 members of the security forces accused of committing human rights abuses under the country's most recent dictatorship (1976-1983), which official reports say resulted in the disappearance of some 10,000 people.ARGENTINA: New Economy Minister Sparks Confidence, Doubts
Argentina's financial markets soared in response to the naming of a new economy minister, though doubts persist as to whether Ricardo López Murphy, considered a fanatic for fiscal solvency, will be able to halt the country's 30 months of stagnation.LABOUR/CULTURE-ARGENTINA: Factory by Day, Artspace by Night
The need to preserve sources of work has led a co-operative in the Argentine capital to open its doors, expanding beyond metal-working endeavours to fuel the development of a wide range of artistic expression.LABOUR-ARGENTINA: Automotive Sector a Dead-End Street
The number of jobs in Argentina's automotive industry has plummeted 50 percent since 1998. The outlook for this year is just as gloomy, as this sector - which led the country's economic growth in the 1990s - has yet to hit bottom.TRADE-ARGENTINA: Foot-and-Mouth Heightens Struggle over Beef Market
A leading expert on foreign trade recommended Thursday that Argentina return to vaccination of all cattle against foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), which was suspended in 1999.RIGHTS-ARGENTINA: Loophole May Pave Way for Bringing Military to Trial
A weak spot in the legal structure and an international context that favours condemnation for crimes against humanity have led an Argentine human rights group to call for reopening the cases against military personnel who participated in repressive acts under the country's most recent dictatorship (1973-1983).AGRICULTURE: Argentine Beef Looks Forward to New Opportunities
The latest outbreak of panic over mad cow disease in Europe has led to a sharp drop in consumption and prices. But stockbreeders and exporters in Argentina are confident that in the medium-term, the markets will turn to this Southern Cone country in search of safe beef.FISHERIES-ARGENTINA: Gov’t Aims to Strengthen Control over Fishing
Argentina wants to expand the area in which it exercises control over fishing in the Atlantic from 200 to 350 maritime miles, in order to fight predatory fishing practices by foreign vessels, President Fernando de la Rúa announced Friday.SCIENCE-ARGENTINA: Tiny Mammal the Star of a Spectacular Find
The discovery of a "Jurassic park" in southern Argentina caused an impact Wednesday when a local paper published the photo of the petrified spinal column of an eight-metre dinosaur. Ironically, however, experts say the biggest find was the fossil of a tiny mammal that measured just 15 cms./ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT/CINEMA-ARGENTINA: Provincial Film Competes at Berlin Festival
The only Latin American feature- length film in competition at the prestigious Berlin Film Festival is the Argentine-made 'La Ciénaga' (The Marsh), but its director, Lucrecia Martel, says it does not represent her country, or even the region.RIGHTS-ARGENTINA: Another Victim of the Dictatorship Reunited with Family
Argentina's Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo Association, which has been searching since 1976 for the missing children of political prisoners who were "disappeared" during the 1976-83 dictatorship, identified number 70: the grandson of the group's vice-president.ARGENTINA: Lawmaker Fears for Her Life after Investment Banker’s Murder
An Argentine legislator who collaborated with a U.S. Senate probe into money laundering has sought protection for herself and her family after a double murder of an investment banker and his wife.POLITICS-ARGENTINA: Citizens Take to Streets to Protest Corruption
Citizens took to the streets Friday to protest the lack of progress in legal proceedings involving a vote- buying scandal in the Argentine Senate, which could end up being dismissed despite the efforts of the public prosecutor's office to bring the suspects to justice.TRANSPORT-ARGENTINA: Despite Efforts, Accident Rate Still Soaring
Traffic accidents remained the primary cause of death among 18 to 35-year-olds in Argentina last year.DEVELOPMENT-ARGENTINA: Let Down by Alianza, Activists Head to ‘Anti-Davos’
The Argentine government of Fernando de la Rúa took office with a promise to prioritise social policy - after Carlos Menem led the nation with 10 years of neoliberal reforms - but the president and his Alianza coalition have disappointed political sectors, trade unions and social movements for failing to curb unemployment and poverty.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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