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ARGENTINA-US: Clinton Will Feel At Home
The third stop on U.S. President Bill Clinton's South American tour is Argentina - where he will feel at home thanks to the U.S.- aligned foreign policy of the administration of Carlos Menem.TRADE-MERCOSUR: Bloc Resists ‘Dissolving’ into FTAA
In spite of U.S. praise for the expansion of Mercosur, few analysts doubt that President Bill Clinton's real wish is to see the subregional bloc dissolved into a broader Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA).ARGENTINA-RIGHTS: ‘Repentant’ Captain Scilingo Arrested in Spain
The only former Argentine officer who confessed to having participated in the repression in which thousands were tortured and disappeared in the 1976-83 dictatorship here was arrested Tuesday in Spain.WOMEN-ARGENTINA: “Real” Women not on Display
For most of the world, glamorous model Valeria Mazza and tennis star Gabriela Sabatini are typical of young Aregentinean women. Not so, according to feminist researchers who say statistics tell a very different story.WOMEN-ARGENTINA: “Real” Women not on Display
For most of the world, glamorous model Valeria Mazza and tennis star Gabriela Sabatini are typical of young Aregentinean women. Not so, according to feminist researchers who say statistics tell a very different story.ARGENTINA: Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo Want a Revolution
They are all women and they have an average age of 74, but age does not keep them from raising flags which their missing children raised in the 70s.ARGENTINA-ECONOMY: Privatisation of Airports a Hot Issue
The government of Argentina protested a legal verdict Thursday that blocks the privatisation of 38 airports by presidential decree, a decision that had brought an outcry from opposition legislators.ARGENTINA-WOMEN: Women Politicians Advance Activities
Fifty years ago, Argentine women obtained the right to vote. In 1991, they achieved a law setting minimum quotas for female representation in Congress. Now they are seeking to advance further by building a Database of Women in Politics.ARGENTINA-CRIME: Insecurity and Violence Becoming Basic to City Life
The security barricades that surround many buildings in Buenos Aires, and the number of other empty shops and businesses that are barred and shuttered underlines the critical state of the public security system in the Argentine capital.FINANCE-ARGENTINA: Fall Out From, the ‘Big Bang’
The most recent U.N. report on world trade, says the Argentinean economy - reformed in an explosive, "big-bang" - must now recover its leading role in Latin America..ARGENTINA-POPULATION: Pensioners – the ‘New Poor’
The detention of a "gang" of three elderly thieves who had chalked up more than 60 armed robberies is not entirely surprising news in Argentina, where 87 percent of the 3.3 million retirees receive pensions three times lower than the minimum salary.HEALTH-ARGENTINA: Women Most at Risk for AIDS
Poor, young mothers, many of them with little education, have emerged the social group most at risk for AIDS in Argentina, but many of them still believe that the disease is a male problem.ARGENTINA-SPORTS: Maradona’s Fans Hope for a Miracle
Stalling action by football legend Diego Maradona's lawyers has given his fans a faint glimmer of hope that an abrupt end will not be put to his career shortly before his 37th birthday.ARGENTINA-LABOUR: Tough Times for Women Graduates.
Since the 1980s more women than men have been graduating from Argentine universities and therein lies a problem that has yet to be solved. Discrimination in the job market-place means that the rate of unemployment is higher among women and, if they get a job, their salaries are lower.ARGENTINA-SPORTS: Buenos Aires Awaits Olympic Vote
Argentine sports enthusiasts, led by President Carlos Menem , are on tenterhooks this week awaiting the outcome of voting on whether the 2004 Olympic games will be awarded to Buenos Aires./REPEAT/ARGENTINA-ECONOMY: Stable Prices Bring Complaints from Consumers
Back in the 1980's when the inflation rate in Argentina exceeded 5,000 percent, consumers were on a frenzied buying spree, pressured by a daily increase in the price of any item. There was no time to waste in making a selection, even less to complain about fraud.ARGENTINA-ECONOMY: Stable Prices Bring Complaints from Consumers
Back in the 1980's when the inflation rate in Argentina exceeded 5,000 percent, consumers were on a frenzied buying spree, pressured by a daily increase in the price of any item. There was no time to waste in making a selection, even less to complain about fraud.ARGENTINA-POLITICS: Irregularities Reported In Voters’ Lists
With just two months to go before legislative elections in Argentina, an independent study has revealed irregularities in at least 17 percent of voter registration lists.ARGENTINA-ECONOMY: Recovery Fails to Shrink Rich-Poor Gap
Argentina's economy could growth eight percent this year, a sign that the country is really getting back on its feet after the crisis it suffered two years ago in the wake of the crash of the Mexican peso.ARGENTINA-BEEF: First Stop USA, on the Way to Asia
For the first time in 65 years, a shipment of fresh Argentine beef will enter the United States Tuesday.ARGENTINA-RIGHTS: Strikers Held to ‘Set an Example’
Human rights and student groups and family members demanded the release Thursday of more than 70 detainees who remained in police custody since Argentina's last general strike, held seven days ago.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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