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Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo Find 115th Missing Grandchild
Press conference by Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo on Friday (photo: Belvedere Alejandro/Télam) Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo announced on Friday the identity of the 115th recovered grandchild, the granddaughter...
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Vulture Funds: Exchange Bondholders Sue Bank of New York
Chief of Cabinet Jorge Capitanich announces more bad news for the BoNY (photo: Ricardo Ceppi, prensa jefatura de gabinete/ddc) A number of exchange bondholders filed a lawsuit against the Bank of New...
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Marches, Roadblocks Cause Transport Chaos Ahead of General Strike
Coastguard officers look on as the opposition CTA union stages a roadblock on Puente Pueyrredón (Photo: Paula Ribas/Télam/ddc) A series of roadblocks and marches have caused transport chaos today in...
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NGOs Demand Government Intervention in Salta Deforestation
Illegal deforestation in Salta (Photo courtesy of Greenpeace Argentina) On Friday, environmental organisations and various politicians from different parties presented a bill in congress, asking that...
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Accusations Fly after Shootout at Razed Villa Papa Francisco Site
The Metropolitan Police, backed by the National Gendarmerie evicted hundreds of families and bulldozed the area last week. (Photo by Patricio Murphy) The Buenos Aires government has accused the Federal...
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Government Announces 31% Hike in Minimum Wage
President Cristina Fernández and Labour Minister Carlos Tomada at the Minimum Wage Council meeting (photo: Florencia Downes/Télam/aa) The minimum wage will increase by 23%, up to $4,400, in September,...
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Neuquén: Major Gas Leak in Vaca Muerta Oil Field
Members of the local indigenous community inspect the hydrocarbon spill from the gas leak (Photo via Mapuche Confederation of Neuquén)State oil company YPF said it had stopped a significant gas leak at...
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Senate Approves New Debt Payment Bill
The passing of the bill is seen as a major victory for Economy Minister Axel Kicillof (Photo: AFP/Stan HONDA/Télam/dsl) After several hours of debate, the Senate has approved a government-proposed bill...
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Gendarmerie Under Fire After Officer ‘Fakes’ Road Accident
Gendarmerie forces face off with protesters on the Panamericana highway (Photo: Daniel Dabove/Télam)The national gendarmerie is facing heavy criticism after videos appeared to show one officer feigning...
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Federal Police to Withdraw from Some Areas of Buenos Aires
Security Secretary Sergio Berni (photo: Víctor Santamaría) Security Secretary Sergio Berni has ordered the withdrawal of 5,000 Federal Police officers from neighbourhoods in the City of Buenos Aires...
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Residents of Villa Zavaleta Demand Justice for Kevin
“We are all Kevin” (image courtesy of La Garganta Poderosa) Residents of Villa 21-24 (known as Zavaleta) in the Buenos Aires neighbourhood of Barracas, together with social and human rights...
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Judge Fined for Attempting to Prevent Abortion
The national Supreme Court ruled that non-punishable abortions do not require the authorisation of a judge (photo: Gustavo Amarelle/ archivoTélam/lz) A judge from Esquel, in the southern province of...
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Macri Says Federal Police to Stay in Buenos Aires
Argentine Federal Police (photo: wikipedia) Buenos Aires mayor Mauricio Macri said today that he had reached an agreement with President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner to keep the Federal Police...
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Río Negro Couple Granted Permission to Call Son Messi
Lionel Messi (Photo: Emiliano Lasalvia / courtesy of AFA) Setting a national precedent, a couple in the province of Río Negro has been granted authorisation to name their son Messi after footballing...
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Government Celebrates UN Vote on Sovereign Debt
President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announces debt swap plan in August (Photo: Presidencia/Télam)The government has lauded a new UN resolution to create a new framework for restructuring sovereign...
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Journalist Gustavo Sylvestre’s Car Vandalised
Gustavo Sylvestre (centre) in his TV programme (photo: Santiago Trusso) An unknown man set alight the vehicle of political journalist Gustavo Sylvestre this morning. The incident occurred early this...
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TV Journalists Claim Harrassment by Formosa Authorities
Formosa province (image: Wikipedia)Crew members of the TV programme Periodismo Para Todos (PPT), presented by Jorge Lanata, have reported that they were prevented from filming yesterday in the northern...
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Government Launches Plan to Encourage Consumption
President Fernández and Minister Kicillof presented the new programme last night (photo: Ramiro Gómez/Télam/dsl) President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and Economy Minister Axel Kiciloff announced...
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Light Aeroplane Crashes in Nordelta
Gustavo Deutsch, one the victims, faces the court in 2008 for his responsibility in the 1999 LAPA plane crash (photo: Télam) A light aircraft crashed yesterday in the private neighbourhood of Nordelta,...
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MOCASE Denounces Death Threats Against its Members
Land owned by Argibay and Cura (image courtesy of MOCASE) Peasant farmers’ organisation MOCASE (Farmers’ Movement of Santiago del Estero) has made public a video showing a local landowner threat the...
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