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Union Confirms ‘Indefinite’ Strike of Long-Distance Buses
Buses at the Retiro terminal (photo: Beatrice Murch)Transport union UTA today confirmed that a nationwide strike of long-distance bus drivers will begin at midnight after negotiations failed to resolve...
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Renewed Demands for Justice on 20th Anniversary of AMIA Bombing
The aftermath of the AMIA bombing in 1994 (Photo courtesy of Wikipedia).There were renewed calls for justice at a commemorative act held this morning to mark the 20th anniversary of the Argentina...
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Police Acquitted over Parque Indoamericano Deaths
Police approach Parque Indoamericano in December 2010. (Photo: Kate-Sedgwick) On Friday 41 police officers were acquitted over their role in the December 2010 deaths of Bernardo Salgueiro and Rossemary...
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Government Regulates State Production of Medicines
Assorted pills (photo via Wikipedia)A presidential decree issued in the Official Gazette yesterday laid out the specific regulations for the state production of medicines. The move will bring into...
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Vulture Funds: Judge Griesa Rejects Stay, Orders ‘Continuous’ Dialogue
The lawyers representing Argentina arrive at the court of Judge Griesa for a hearing (photo: AFP/Don Emmert/Télam/dsl)Judge Thomas Griesa today rejected another appeal for a stay by Argentina as the...
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Vulture Funds: Meeting in New York Underway as Default Deadline Looms
Finance Secretary Pablo López is part of the Argentine delegation in New York (photo: AFP/Don Emmert/Télam)A delegation from Argentina entered a new meeting with mediator Daniel Pollack in New York...
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Córdoba: Police Officer Charged With Killing Teen
Locals march to demand justice for Fernando Pellico (Photo: Daniel Caceres, via Infojus Noticias)A police officer has been charged after allegedly shooting and killing 18-year-old Alberto ‘Were’...
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Indigenous Community Denounces Police Repression in Formosa
Formosa province (image: Wikipedia) Members of the Wichí community of El Colorado, in Formosa, have denounced being beaten and shot at by the provincial police. Approximately 70 policemen descended...
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AFA President Julio Grondona Dies
AFA President Julio Grondona died today (photo: Wikipedia) The president of the Argentine Football Association (AFA) Julio Humberto Grondona died today of a heart condition. He was 82 and had been AFA...
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Wichi Protest Arrests by Taking over Formosa Police Station
The indigenous in Formosa often live in extreme poverty (photo: Kate Stanworth) A group from the El Colorado Wichi community in Formosa last night took over the police station in El Potrillo in protest...
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Argentina in Default? No Agreement after Payment Deadline Expires
Economy Minister Axel Kicillof gave a press conference at Argentina’s Consulate in New York yesterday (Photo: AFP/Stan HONDA/Télam/dsl) The Argentine government failed to reach an agreement with...
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Argentina in Default: Government Announces Legal Actions
Alejandro Vanoli, president of CNV, announces investigation into alleged market manipulation by vulture funds (Photo: Paula Ribas/Télam) Days after the 30th July deadline to pay bondholders expired...
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Buenos Aires Teachers’ Strike Enters Second Day
A school in La Plata warns parents about the strike (photo: Carlos Cermele/Télam/lz) Teachers in Buenos Aires province entered the second day of a 48-hour strike that began with the new school term on...
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Argentina Goes to The Hague over Vulture Funds
The International Court of Justice in the Hague is the world’s highest court (photo courtesy of Wikipedia) Argentina has presented documentations to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the...
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Bolivia Deports Argentine Ex-Officer Wanted for Human Rights Crimes
Jorge Horacio Páez Sinestrari (left) detained by Bolivian authorities (photo courtesy of Bolivian government)The Bolivian government has extradited Argentine ex-military officer Jorge Horacio Páez...
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Swiss Man Arrested after Freeing Birds from Santiago del Estero Zoo
The zoo is due to be shut down after petitions by animal rights groups (photo courtesy of Wikipedia) A Swiss man has been arrested after freeing all of the birds from the San Francisco de Asís zoo in...
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Hundreds Protest Closure of Buenos Aires Cultural Spaces
Hundreds joined yesterday’s protest, supported by numerous musicians and artists (photo courtesy of La Cultura no se Clausura) Under the slogan ‘Culture is not for Closure‘, dozens of artists,...
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Government Sues Company Under Anti-Terrorism Law
President Fernández announced the lawsuit on a televised speech (photo: Maximiliano Luna/Télam/dsl) In a televised speech last night, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced that the...
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Wichi Prisoners Begin Hunger Strike in Formosa Jail
Formosa province (image: Wikipedia) Brothers Avelino, Esteban, Manuel, and Rodrigo Tejada, who have been imprisoned since the end of July, began a hunger strike on Friday demanding their rights be met...
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President Presents Bill to Pay Bondholders Under Local Law
President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announces debt swap plan (Photo: Presidencia/Télam)President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has announced plans to create domestic payment channels for holders...
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