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POLITICS-ARGENTINA: Government Moves to Halt Police Corruption
The new civilian police chief of Buenos Aires province, Luis Lugones, started work this week on the task of cleaning up the force which has has been implicated in serious crimes - such as an attack on a Jewish centre and the killing of a journalist.RELIGION-ARGENTINA: Mennonites Stick To Their Traditions
Provincial education authorities have come against the die-hard traditions of 200 Mennonite families who are refusing to send their children to public sachools in 1998.ECONOMY: Argentine Government Lowers Unemployment with Subsidies
The International Labor Organization (ILO) reports thjat Argentina was the most successful of all Latin American economies in lowering unemployment this year - because 80 percent of all new jobs were created by the State.CULTURE-RELIGION: Mennonites Stick to Their Traditions
Provincial education authorities have come against the die-hard traditions of 200 Mennonite families who are refusing to send their children to public sachools in 1998.ARGENTINA: Medieval Jurisprudence in Sex Crimes Against Women
Within the same week in Argentina, one man received a suspended sentence and another 10 years in prison for committing the same crime: forcing a woman to give them oral sex.ECONOMY: Transnationals Quietly Swallow Argentine Firms
Six years some of Argentina's top business firms faced a quandry: whether to go into debt to raise money and compete, or to sell out to transnationals. About 500 chose the latter option in deals with 20 billion dollars.LABOUR-ARGENTINA: Job Instability and Continued High Unemployment
Critics say recent laws that have made Argentina's labour market more flexible have only reduced job stability and lowered the cost of labour, while doing little to nothing in pulling down unemployment.LATIN AMERICA: Centre-Left Seals Buenos Aires Consensus
The left, en route to a comeback in several countries of Latin America, is preparing an attack on neoliberalism ready for the return to power.ENVIRONMENT-ARGENTINA Hake Stocks On Verge Of Collapse
Hake, once one of the most abundant species of fish in Argentine waters, is being exploited to a degree that a new law passed in Parliament this month may not be able to end over-fishing.RIGHTS-ARGENTINA: ‘Plaza de Mayo’ Grandmothers to Meet Pope
The Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo - the Argentine group searching for children abducted by the military during the dictatorship - will meet with the Pope Wednesday to ask for his support.FISHING-ARGENTINA: Hake Stocks on Verge of Collapse
Hake, once one of the most abundant species of fish in Argentine waters, is being exploited to a degree that a new law passed in Parliament this month may not be able to end over-fishing.ECONOMY: Developing Countries Must Shore-up Local Economies
Developing countries need to maintain a solid and financially-balanced economy otherwise they will be swamped by the turbulence of global market forces, according to economist Aldo Ferrer.HEALTH: Very Special Radio Station Aids Mentally Ill
A very special radio, run by the patients of a neuro-psychiatric hospital in Buenos Aires, is now in its seventh year of helping to to rehabilitate patients, demolish myths about mental illness, and promote mental health among the general population.MUSIC: ARGENTINA SINGER REVIVES TRADITIONAL FOLKLORE
The singing sensation of Argentina today is 17-years-old Soledad Pastorutti who, dressed in traditional ranch garb has a message that is old-fashioned and conservative - according to her own definition.ARGENTINA: Financial Crisis Will Send Bill to Real Economy
After the experience of the Mexican crisis, which hit Argentina particularly hard, this Southern Cone country is in a more solid position to face the turmoil shaking the global financial markets today.ARGENTINA: Alliance’s Post-Triumph Challenge – Expanding Its Base
Argentina's new opposition Alliance, born less than three months ago, capitalised on widespread social discontent due to corruption and high unemployment to win a solid triumph in Sunday's legislative elections.ARGENTINA-CHILDREN: Sunday’s Elections Are Also for the Young
When voters in Argentina flock to the polls for Sunday's legislative elections, their children will not have to wait outside twiddling their thumbs - for the first time, they will also be voting.ARGENTINA-POLITCS: Election Spotlight on Women
Two women hold centre stage at Argentina's legislative elections Sunday (Oct 26) and the outcome could well have a bearing on the 1999 presidential race.LATAM-WOMEN: Hillary Clinton, Breaking With Conventional Agenda
U.S. President Bill Clinton's South American tour ended up giving a boost to women's rights and empowerment thanks to his wife Hillary, whose activities were far removed from the conventional agenda of a First Lady.ARGENTINA-US: Clinton Concerned about Gap between Rich and Poor
U.S. President Bill Clinton said Friday in Argentina that the subregional blocs in the Americas were building hemispheric integration, but warned of the need to guarantee that the expansion of trade closed the gap between rich and poor.ARGENTINA-US: Clinton Reaffirms ‘Alliance’ with Argentina
On his first visit ever to Argentina, U.S. President Bill Clinton celebrated the two countries' strategic alliance Thursday, reaffirmed his support for the Mercosur trade bloc and expressed his confidence in a solution to the Malvinas islands conflict.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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