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RIGHTS-SOUTH AMERICA: Puzzling out the Truth in the Southern Cone
Argentina, Chile and Uruguay are currently wrapped up in processes of searching for the truth about the fate of those who disappeared during the countries' respective dictatorships in the 1970s and 1980s./REPEAT/POLITICS-LATAM/US: Successes and Annoyances Await Bush
The president-elect of the United States, George W. Bush, will find satisfaction this year in Latin America, but also vexation. The country requiring most attention will be Colombia, due to the commitment Washington has made to help in fighting the drug trade./ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT/MUSIC-ARGENTINA: Fito Paez, an Artist in Decline, Nominated for Grammy
Argentina will have a presence at the next Grammy awards through rock musician Fito Páez, who paradoxically finds himself receiving international awards just as he is losing public and critical approval in his own country.ECONOMY-ARGENTINA: Ready for the Take-off
A drop in interest rates in the United States, a rallying of farm commodity prices, and a nearly 40 billion dollar IMF-led bail-out have created the conditions for Argentina's economy to take off this year, after 31 months of recession, most analysts agree.RIGHTS/POLITICS-ARGENTINA: Women Gear Up to Take Senate By Storm
Thanks to a quota law that successfully boosted the presence of women in the lower house of Congress and will now be applied to elections for the Senate, Argentina's regional leadership in terms of female participation in the legislature will be strengthened even further.ENVIRONMENT-LATAM: A United Front against Climate Change?
The countries of Latin America must overcome their differences and strengthen their common positions on curbing emissions of gases that cause global warming, says Argentine environmental expert Raúl Estrada Oyuela - and they must do so before the international conference scheduled for May.ENVIRONMENT-SOUTH AMERICA: Deadly Radioactive Cargo on the Horizon
A British ship carrying nearly 77 tonnes of highly radioactive re-processed nuclear waste is approaching the Argentine seaboard on its way past Cape Horn, an area of strong winds, icebergs and treacherous currents.RIGHTS-ARGENTINA: 116-Day Hunger Strike Ends after President Issues Decree
Argentine President Fernando de la Rúa issued a decree Friday reducing the sentences of 10 of 12 political prisoners, who subsequently lifted their 116-day hunger strike declared to demand the right to an appeal.RIGHTS-ARGENTINA: Hunger Strike Affair Mars President’s TV Appearance
The government and public opinion in Argentina expressed concern Friday over the ease with which a man in the audience grabbed President Fernando de la Rúa's tie on a popular local TV show to urge him to do something to save 13 political prisoners who have been fasting for 109 days.RIGHTS-ARGENTINA: Senate Delays Military Promotions
The Argentine Senate postponed the promotions Thursday of five military officers accused of committing human rights violations during the 1976-83 dictatorship.REVIEW 2000-MERCOSUR: Defining a Joint Strategy on Integration
Over the coming year, the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) trade bloc will face the challenge of defining its strategy regarding Americas-wide trade, after ending this year with a new dispute sparked by associate member Chile's decision to negotiate a bilateral free trade agreement with the United States.ECONOMY-ARGENTINA: IMF-Led Loan Package ‘A New Beginning’
Argentine President Fernando de la Rúa attempted to paint a 39.7-billion dollar loan package led by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as a platform for a new stage of growth - "a new beginning" - rather than a bail-out.CULTURE-ARGENTINA: Farewell Libertad Lamarque, ‘Sweetheart of the Americas’
Actress and tango singer Libertad Lamarque was a star in Argentina in the 1930s and 1940s, acting in the first "talkies" (films with sound), but in other Latin American countries her popularity remained strong through to the present, even as she reached 92, thanks to her work in soap operas.DEVELOPMENT-ARGENTINA: Middle Class Suffers Identity Crisis
Argentina's traditional middle-class is caught up in a silent identity crisis. This previously homogeneous sector, with its dreams of prosperity, is breaking apart, with most of the fragments falling into poverty.SPORT-ARGENTINA: Maradona Stars in Encore Dispute with FIFA
Argentina's former footballer Diego Maradona will not go to Rome on Monday to receive the prize for best player of the 20th century if the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) does not respect the vote that made him the winner, and instead pursues its plans to also give the award to Brazil's former star, Pele.EDUCATION-LATIN AMERICA: New Experts in Reading and Writing Skills
High school teachers throughout Latin America have long observed with resignation the difficulties their students face in the area of writing and comprehension skills. But educators trained to tackle such problems will complete a new graduate programme this year in Argentina, Chile and Colombia.RIGHTS-ARGENTINA: Court Orders Former Dictator’s Return to Prison
A court in Argentina ordered one of the former chiefs of the 1976-83 dictatorship, Emilio Massera, back to prison Friday after he was caught by a news photographer violating the house arrest to which he was sentenced on charges of kidnapping the babies of political prisoners.TRADE: WTO’s Moore a Solitary Voice against Regional Integration
The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Mike Moore, stated Tuesday in the Argentine capital that the consolidation of regional blocs is slowing multilateral trade liberalisation. But he was alone among a panel discussion's participants in defending such a stance./ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT/CINEMA-ARGENTINA: Filmmaking Renaissance Amid Tough Financial Straits
Despite - or because of - its economic difficulties, the Argentine filmmaking industry is enjoying a boom, in terms of the quantity of the movies produced and the quality of some, as well as the renewed enthusiasm among the movie-going public for home-grown productions.ECONOMY-ARGENTINA: Gov’t Anticipates IMF Bail-Out to Stave Off Bankruptcy
The final stage of talks between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the heavily indebted government of Fernando de la Rúa got underway in Argentina Monday with the aim of making 15 billion dollars available to help the government meet its debt servicing payments.ECONOMY-ARGENTINA: Fiscal Pact Paves Way for IMF Stand-by Arrangement
The Argentine government was successful Monday in getting the provinces run by the opposition Justicialista (Peronist) Party to freeze spending levels for five years -- essential to freeing up IMF financial backing needed to stave off a suspension of payments next year.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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